Apparatuses and methods for forming pouch product

An apparatus for making pouch products, the apparatus comprising:

• a first material dispensing station configured to transfer a first material to a first receiving location, the first material including,
• a first elastic layer, and
• a first support layer, and
• the first material dispensing station including,
• a dispenser roller configured to hold a roll of the first material, and
• a stripper plate configured remove at least a portion of the first support layer from a portion of the first elastic layer;
• and
• a conveyor system, the conveyor system including a rotatable drum or a linear conveyor.

An apparatus for making pouch products, the apparatus comprising:

• a rotatable drum including a plurality of divots along a central portion of the rotatable drum, the plurality of divots moving along a circumference path as the rotatable drum rotates;
• and
• a first material dispensing station configured to transfer a first material to a first receiving location along the path of the rotatable drum, the first material dispensing station including,
• a dispenser roller configured to hold a roll of the first material, and
• a vacuum source configured to communicate a vacuum to each of the plurality of divots so as to pull at least a portion of the first material into each of the divots.