Glass web including a first glass-web portion (30), a second portion (40), and a splice joint (50) coupling the first glass-web portion to the second portion, wherein the slice joint includes a splice member (60) with at least one gas-permeable attachment portion. In further examples, methods of splicing a first glass-web portion to a second portion include the step of splicing the first glass-web portion to the second portion with a splice member, wherein the step of splicing includes attaching a gas-permeable attachment portion of the splice member to the first glass-web portion.

Apparatus suitable for guaranteeing a quick and automatic change of materials wound on reels, said apparatus consisting mainly of a reel-alternating mechanism combined with a mechanism for cutting and reconnecting the reeled material.

The invention relates to a method for automatically splicing a first article, unwound from a first reel, to a second article wound around a second reel, the articles being flexible and in the form of webs or strips. According to the invention, the method comprises steps consisting in: positioning an adhesive tape on an end that is to be spliced belonging to the second article; automatically moving a portion of the first article to a cutting plane situated facing the end that is to be spliced belonging to the second article; holding the portion of the first article downstream of the cutting plane with respect to the first reel; cutting the first article transversely; automatically moving the end that is to be spliced belonging to the second article as far as the cutting plane; and pressing a cut end of the first article at the cutting plane against the end that is to be spliced belonging to the second article in order to stick them together using the adhesive tape.

A method and apparatus for automatically splicing two continuous three-layer tapes, wherein a longitudinally movable continuous wound tape is transversely cut so as to form individual wound pads which are applied in longitudinally spaced positions on adhesive surfaces of continuous carrier foils, and wherein a splicing element is cut from the continuous wound tape and is applied on tail and head portions of two continuous carrier foils.

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a pouch supply apparatus for supplying a sheet-type pouch. The pouch supply apparatus includes a suction unit configured to suction an end of the pouch and unwind a portion of the pouch from a core so that a pouch roll, in which the pouch is wound around the core, is moved in an unwound state and a conveyance unit configured to convey the pouch roll at least during a state in which the pouch roll is unwound by the suction unit.

As a result, it is possible to relieve an operator's workload by automatically replacing pouch rolls. Also, pouch rolls are automatically replaced, and thus, it is possible to minimize pouch supply interruption and maximize process efficiency.

A method for feeding a production line of absorbent sanitary articles with a layer of a virgin multilayer tape including providing a head free end of the virgin multilayer tape partially unwound from a respective virgin spool; providing a tail free end of a multilayer tape in use; applying a first connecting element on a first layer of the virgin multilayer tape and on a first layer of the multilayer tape in use at the head free end and tail free end; applying a second connecting element on a second layer of the virgin multilayer tape and on a second layer of the multilayer tape in use at the head free end and tail free end; pulling the first layer of the virgin multilayer tape in a first direction; pulling the second layer of the virgin multilayer tape in a second direction.

An apparatus for connecting label tapes, the apparatus comprising a feed-through region through which the label tapes can be guided along a transport direction, an adhesive application device for applying adhesive material to an adhesive region of a first label end of a first label tape, wherein the adhesive application device comprises an application element for applying the adhesive material in the adhesive region and a supply element for feeding a transfer tape with adhesive material to the application element and for discharging the transfer tape from the application element, wherein the apparatus comprises a first drive element for moving the application element along an application direction and a second drive element for driving the supply element for feeding and discharging the transfer tape.

A splicing apparatus for splicing together an engaged paper sheet with a replenishing paper sheet in a paperboard corner manufacturing system, the apparatus comprising: an engaged sheet holder for holding the engaged paper sheet; an engaged sheet cutter for cutting the engaged paper sheet to form a free engaged paper end; a replenishing sheet holder for holding the replenishing paper sheet; a replenishing sheet cutter for cutting the replenishing paper sheet to form a free replenishing paper end; a sheet end alignment device for positioning both free engaged and replenishing paper ends relative to each other and substantially aligned with each other; an adhesive tape applicator for applying an adhesive tape simultaneously to the aligned free engaged and replenishing paper ends such that the adhesive tape extends partially over the engaged and replenishing paper sheets to join the free replenishing paper end to the free engaged paper end.

A device for providing a tubular foil comprises a frame (5) with a position for an active product holder (P4) from which the tubular foil (10) can be removed and at least one further position (P1-P5) for at least one subsequent product holder with a subsequent tubular foil (20). The device provides coupling means for attaching a leading end (25) of the subsequent tubular foil (20) to a tail end (15) of a spent tubular foil (10). The coupling means comprise a carriage (110) with a drivable applicator device (100). The applicator device comprises a set of opposite applicator members (130) with mutually facing operative surfaces (135) and can be manipulated between a spread position, wherein the operative surfaces lie removed from each other, and a clamping position wherein the operative surfaces lie clampingly on each other. The applicator device (100) further comprises supply means for providing adhesive strips (60) in the spread position, and can be controlled to bring the applicator members (130) with the adhesive strips (60) into the clamping position, with interposing of the tail end (15) of the spent tube (10) and the leading end (25) of the subsequent tube (20), in order to mutually connect the ends (15, 25), and to bring the applicator members into the spread position in order to release the ends with the adhesive strips.

A splicing device and splicing method in which automatic and accurate splicing is performed by inserting two carrier tapes into the device. The splicing device including cutting devices for cutting the tail end of number one carrier tape and the leading end of number two carrier tape at a predetermined cutting position; a positioning device for indexing number one and number two carrier tapes towards each other respectively to splicing position at which positioning pins engage with indexing holes of the number one and number two carrier tapes; and a joining device which, with splicing tape affixed to connected protective tape positioned at the splicing position, folds protective tape and joins the splicing tape to both surfaces of number one and number two carrier tapes straddling thereof.