Abstract: The present invention has a cooling unit (29) as a temperature gradient formation unit for forming a temperature gradient in which the temperature is lowered in the direction from one surface (18a) of a semi-cured prepreg sheet (18) layered on a top surface (12a) of a layered body (12) toward the other surface (17b) of a release sheet (17), in a first region (C1) of a layered sheet (16) located upstream from a first roller (52).

Abstract: The present invention has a cooling unit (29) as a temperature gradient formation unit for forming a temperature gradient in which the temperature is lowered in the direction from one surface (18a) of a semi-cured prepreg sheet (18) layered on a top surface (12a) of a layered body (12) toward the other surface (17b) of a release sheet (17), in a first region (C1) of a layered sheet (16) located upstream from a first roller (52).

Abstract: An automatic winding machine for automatically and certainly guiding and sticking not only one flexible tape-like article, but also a plurality of flexible tape-like articles on desired spool peripheral surface. While adhesive portions of one or more double-sided adhesive tapes fed in parallel are cut to every predetermined length, a separated paper is wound for a predetermined length. The severed adhesive portions of the predetermined length are stuck onto the back surfaces of the leading ends of the one or more tape-like articles. Individual leading ends of the tape-like articles on which the adhesive tapes are respectively stuck, are gripped by grippers and moved through the guide member to the winding spool. Thereafter, the leading ends of the tape-like articles are pressed and stuck onto the peripheral surface of the winding spool to wind automatically the tape-like articles for every predetermined length on the winding spools.