An apparatus for producing an absorbent article including: an upstream side transport mechanism and a downstream side transport mechanism that transport an elastic sheet-shaped member that is continuous along a transport direction a stretch-rate adjustment mechanism that is disposed between the upstream side transport mechanism and downstream side transport mechanism and adjusts a stretch rate of the elastic sheet-shaped member in the transport direction and a processing device that processes the elastic sheet-shaped member which the downstream side transport mechanism transports. When the upstream side transport mechanism transports a first elastic sheet-shaped member in which portions to be formed into the absorbent articles are arranged at a first pitch in the transport direction, the stretch-rate adjustment mechanism adjusts the stretch rate of the first elastic sheet-shaped member so that the portions to be formed into the absorbent articles are arranged at a predetermined pitch. When the upstream side transport mechanism transports a second elastic sheet-shaped member in which portions to be formed into the absorbent articles are arranged at a second pitch that is different from the first pitch in the transport direction, the stretch-rate adjustment mechanism adjusts the stretch rate of the second elastic sheet-shaped member so that the portions to be formed into the absorbent articles are arranged at the predetermined pitch.Linvention concerne un appareil pour produire un article absorbant comprenant : un mécanisme de transport côté amont et un mécanisme de transport côté aval, qui transportent un élément en forme de feuille élastique qui est continu selon une direction de transport un mécanisme dadaptation de taux détirement qui est disposé entre le mécanisme de transport côté amont et le mécanisme de transport côté aval, et adapte un taux détirement de lélément en forme de feuille élastique dans la direction de transport et un dispositif de traitement qui t
