PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inspection apparatus and an inspection method capable of inspecting hole abnormality and connection abnormality of a compression unit of a laminated body relating to an absorbent article such as a sanitary napkin.SOLUTION: The inspection apparatus includes: an imaging processing unit 36 which captures an image of an area of one side of the laminated body 3 where the compression unit is disposed and creates plane image data of the area as plane image data a first abnormality determination processing unit which determines whether or not there is a hole abnormality on the basis of a binarized image created by a first binarization processing unit and a second abnormality determination processing unit which determines whether or not there is a connection abnormality on the basis of a binarized image created by a second binarization processing unit.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】生理用ナプキン等の吸収性物品に係る積層体の圧搾部の穴あき異常や接合異常を検査可能な検査装置及び検査方法を提供する。【解決手段】積層体3の片面のうちで圧搾部が形成された領域を撮像して前記領域の平面画像のデータを平面画像データとして生成する撮像処理部36と、第1二値化処理部で生成された二値化画像に基づいて、穴あき異常の有無の判定を行う第1異常判定処理部と、第2二値化処理部で生成された二値化画像に基づいて、接合異常の有無の判定を行う第2異常判定処理部と、を有する。【選択図】図3
