A process for providing an absorbent structure comprising of a carrier layer, an intermediate absorbent material and an auxiliary layer, wherein the absorbent material is at least partly enclosed by the carrier layer and auxiliary layer, comprising the steps of providing a moving carrier layer； positioning absorbent material in a desired pattern on the moving carrier layer； covering the absorbent material with an auxiliary layer； joining the carrier layer to the auxiliary layer； prior to joining the carrier layer to the auxiliary layer, altering the distribution of the absorbent material on the moving carrier layer through an airflow, in such a way as to decrease the amount of absorbent material at the position where the carrier layer and auxiliary layer are to be joined subsequently.
