Maker machine to manufacture hygiene absorbent articles

A maker machine (1) to manufacture hygiene absorbent articles (2);

• the maker machine (1) comprises:
• a feeding line (7), which feeds, along a straight and horizontal forming path (P1), a continuous strip of impermeable material, which is intended to define a succession of sheets (3) of impermeable material;
• and
• at least one operating unit (8), which is arranged along the forming path (P1) and feeds a corresponding component of the hygiene absorbent articles (2) to the sheets (3) of impermeable material carried by the feeding line (7);
• wherein the operating unit (8) comprises a processing device (9), which receives the components in succession and processes the components, and an application device (10), which receives the finished components from the processing device (9) and applies the components to the sheets (3) of impermeable material;
• and
• wherein the application device (10) comprises at least one sucking pick-up head (11) and a conveyor (12) to cyclically move the pick-up head (11) along an annular application path (P2), which extends through a pick-up station (S1), where the pick-up head (11) receives a corresponding component from the processing device (9), and a release station (S2), where the pick-up head (11) applies the component to a corresponding sheet (3) of impermeable material carried by the feeding line (7);
• wherein the conveyor (12) comprises:
• an annular guide (14), which is arranged in a fixed position along the application path (P2);
• a slide (15), which supports the sucking pick-up head (11), is coupled to the guide (14) so as to freely slide along the guide (14), is “U”-shaped, embraces the guide (14) on both sides of the guide (14), and supports a plurality of wheels (23), which are fitted on the slide (15) in an idle manner and roll along respective rolling surfaces (24) of the guide (14);
• and
• a linear electric motor (16), which comprises a stator (17), which is arranged in a fixed position along the guide (14), and a mobile slider (18), which is electromagnetically coupled to the stator (17) so as to receive, from the stator (17), a driving force and is rigidly connected to the slide (15).