Method of Making an Absorbent Composite and Absorbent Articles Employing the Same: Andrew C. Wright, Derbyshire, England; and Eugenio Varona, Marietta, GA

摘要

A multi-level machine for manufacturing disposable products, the machine comprising a main processing lower floor level for manufacturing a disposable product and a material unwinding upper floor level, said material unwinding level carrying unmanned, auto-fed material unwinding systems comprising a plurality of turret systems, said turret systems carrying an expiring roll of material and a standby roll of material selectively coupled to said expiring roll of material, said auto-fed material unwinding systems operatively connected to said expiring roll of material at said material unwinding level and said auto-fed material unwinding systems feeding the materials vertically through material supply openings in a floor of the material unwinding upper floor level to the main processing lower floor level, said main processing lower floor level comprising a manufacturing station for manufacturing a disposable product, said waiting new material rolls staged at material addresses corresponding to at least one of said turret systems, said turret systems in communication with a system for retrieving and transporting said waiting new material roll from said material address to said turret system, said turret system receiving a roll from said system for retrieving and transporting said waiting new material roll from said material address to said turret system.