Abstract: A method of applying sheet material onto a plate or a surface, such as a cooling plate for use with a battery, is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: providing a cylinder roller configured to selectively adhere a sheet material to an outer surface thereof, picking the sheet from a substrate by rotating the cylinder roller relative to the substrate, and placing the sheet on the plate or surface by rotating the cylinder roller relative to the plate or surface. The outer surface of the cylinder roller is divided circumferentially into an adhesion portion and a non-adhesion portion. The adhesion portion is configured to provide an adhesion force for adhering the sheet to the outer surface of the cylinder roller while the non-adhesion portion remains stationary relative to an axis of rotation of the cylinder roller during the rotating of the cylinder roller relative to the substrate and the plate or surface.