A continuous tape feeder includes a first tape fixing roll configured to feed a first tape, a second tape fixing roll configured to feed a second tape, a fuser adjacent to the first tape fixing roll, the fuser being configured to connect the first tape to the second tape through fusion to form a connection portion, a cutter between the fuser and the first tape fixing roll, the cutter being configured to cut a first tape portion between the connection portion and the first tape fixing roll, and a controller configured to determine a timing for operating the fuser and the cutter.

The invention concerns a splicing facility for splicing material webs. The splicing facility comprises a first dispensing device for dispensing a finite first material web from a first material web roll, a second dispensing device for dispensing a finite second material web from a second material web roll, a third dispensing device for dispensing a third material web, a first splicing device for splicing together the finite first material web and the finite second material web to an endless material web and a second splicing device for splicing together the third material web and the finite first material web or the finite second material web to the endless material web. The first splicing device and the second splicing device are arranged at different heights.