An integral label for composite materials. The label, printed with magnetically doped ink, ink with UV components, ink with IR components may be embedded on the surface of the composite material using a heat curable resin. The indicia on the label can be read with magnetic ink character recognition (MICR)...http://www.google.com/patents/US20040137203?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20040137203 - Method for direct parts marking composite materials