PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To save work such as adjusting a device, even when longitudinal lengths are different in a method for manufacturing a plurality of absorbent articles that are same-type products, but have mutually different longitudinal lengths.SOLUTION: The manufacturing method includes: an arrangement step of arranging one absorbent article 2 out of a plurality of absorbent articles 2 such that an absorption central area STA of the absorbent article enters between a first position in which the longitudinal direction and a conveyance direction MD orthogonally cross with each other and that is separated from a reference line 60 by a first distance DF1 in a transverse direction CD, and a second position that is separated therefrom by a second distance DF2 and a folding step of folding the absorbent article at the first position and the second position. The longitudinal length of the absorption central area of the plurality of absorbent articles, the first position and the second position are set in common among the plurality of absorbent articles. In the transverse direction, a distance between the first position and the second position is longer than the length of the absorption central area. Another absorbent article with a different length in the longitudinal direction out of the plurality of absorbent articles is further subjected to the arrangement step and the folding step.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 11COPYRIGHT: (C)2017,JPO&INPIT【課題】同一種類の製品で長手方向の長さが互いに異なる複数の吸収性物品を製造する方法において、長手方向の長さが異なっても、装置の調整などの作業を省力化する。【解決手段】製造方法は、複数の吸収性物品2のうちの一つの吸収性物品2を、長手方向と搬送方向MDとが直交し、基準線60から横断方向CDに第1の距離DF1だけ離れた第1の位置と第2の距離DF2だけ離れた第2の位置との間に吸収性物品の吸収中心域STAが入るように配置する配置工程と、第1の位置及び第2の位置にて吸収性物品を折り畳む折り畳み工程と、を備える。複数の吸収性物品の吸収中心域の長手方向の長さ及び第1の位置と第2の位置は、複数の吸収性物品に共通に設定される。横断方向において、第1の位置と第2の位置との距離は吸収中心域の長さより長い。複数の吸収性物品のうちの長手方向の長さが異なる他の一つの吸収性物品について配置工程と折り畳み工程が更に実施される。【選択図】図11
