METHOD OF APPLYING ELASTIC END PIECES TO AN ABSORBENT WEB AND ABSORBENT ARTICLE PRODUCED THEREBY

摘要

Starting from an elastic material web (37) and an absorbent product web (56), the inventive method involves removing a first material piece (44) from the elastic material web (37) to provide a second material piece (54) with an aperture (51) and applying the first piece (44) to a first portion (67) of the absorbent product web (56). The second piece (54) is supplied to a second application station (57) and a section (61) of the second piece (54) is stretched and applied to a second portion (68) of the absorbent product web (56). In this way an absorbent product with elastic waist portions is manufactured efficiently and with a minimum of waste.