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 allowfor creation of a configured laminate of a non-wovenmaterial, to which a character strip is applied, thecharacter strip exposed by either heat severing andremoval of overlying materials, or intermittentapplication of overlying materials to leave the desiredportions of the character strip exposed. Asimultaneously formed core insert is applied to apreformed chassis web.