Abstract: A machine and method for manufacturing an elastic composite structure for disposable sanitary products involves manufacturing the elastic composite structure with an elasticized leg and leg cuff region in a manner that minimizes or eliminates the use of consumable adhesives. The elastic composite structure includes pairs of leg bonds and cuff bonds that are formed without adhesive and anchor respective leg and cuff elastic threads in position relative to facing web layers. The leg bonds and cuff bonds are formed using one or more anvils that include discrete raised projections.

Abstract: A method for reorienting discrete hygiene products for packaging includes providing discrete products traveling in a machine direction and all in a first orientation to a product turner and placer comprising a plurality of pucks rotatable about a central axis, with each puck also rotatable about a spin axis. The method also includes receiving a discrete product on each puck, transferring the discrete products via the pucks from a pick-up location to a drop-off location, and depositing the discrete products from the pucks onto a conveyor at the drop-off location, the discrete products deposited so as to be spaced apart on the conveyor. In transferring and depositing the discrete products, the rotation of each of the pucks is selectively controlled about its spin axis to reorient each of the discrete products for depositing onto the conveyor, with each of a direction and an amount of the rotation being selectively controlled.