PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLES, AND AN APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE PROCESS

摘要

The invention provides a process and apparatus for the manufacture of disposable absorbent articles comprising the application of discrete web panels (40a, 40b) to a receiving web (1), wherein a plurality of first web panels (40a) and second web panels (40b) are cut from the same continuous web (40), and wherein the process comprises the steps of: cutting the continuous web (40) to form at least a first web panel (40a) and a second web panel (40b); rotating the second web panel (40b); and applying the first web panel (40a) and the second web panel (40b) to the receiving web (1). The object of the invention is achieved by rotating the second web panel (40b) about an axis (A) perpendicular to the plane of the second web panel (40b).