APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH STRETCH FILM SIDE PANEL AND APPLICATION OF INTERMITTENT DISCRETE COMPONENTS OF AN ABSORBENT ARTICLE
Apparatus and methods are provided to allow for creation of a configured laminate of a non-woven material, to which a character strip is applied, the character strip exposed by either heat severing and removal of overlying materials, or intermittent application of overlying materials to leave the desired portions of the character strip exposed. A simultaneously formed core insert is applied to a preformed chassis web.
