APPARATUS

摘要

An apparatus comprises supplying means (5) arranged for receiving a reel (3) and transferring said reel (3) towards an operative position of said reel (3) and auxiliary means (7) arranged for removing a core (4) of an empty reel (3) from said operative position and delivering said reel (3) to said operative position (2); a method for removing a core (4) from a machine comprises, before said removing, unwinding a final portion of web material (2) from said core (4) so as to store an amount of said web material (2) arranged for feeding operative stations of said machine during replacing of said core (4) with a reel of said web material (3).