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1. An apparatus for placing damping material on a structure, comprising:
a tape holder configured to hold the damping material, the damping material comprising a tape having continuously adhesive surfaces on both sides of the tape and, prior to placement on the structure, the tape includes a first backing on a first side of the tape and a second backing on a second side of the tape; a first take-up roll disposed to one side of the tape as the tape is dispensed from the tape holder, the first take-up roll configured to receive the first backing as the first backing is removed from the tape during placement; a second take-up roll disposed to an opposite side of the tape relative to the one side as the tape is dispensed from the tape holder, the second take-up roll configured to receive the second backing as the second backing is removed from the tape during placement; a material placement head configured to place the damping material on the structure after the first backing and the second backing have been removed; a device configured to move the material placement head over the structure; and a controller configured to control operation of the material placement head to place the damping material on the structure and to control operation of the device to move the placement head over the structure. |
