Cutting apparatus

A cutting apparatus configured to cut a web formed that elastic members are continuously disposed into units of disposable worn article while conveying the web in an expanded state, comprising:

• a holding conveying mechanism configured to convey the web using a holding surface, the holding conveying mechanism having the holding surface on which the web is held;
• and
• a cutting mechanism configured to perform first cutting to cut the web conveyed while being held by the holding conveying mechanism along a crossing direction crossing a conveyance direction of the web and performing second cutting to cut the web along the crossing direction with a predetermined distance from the first cutting, wherein
• the holding surface includes:
• a main holding area configured to hold the web along the crossing direction between the first cutting and the second cutting, and
• an auxiliary holding area configured to hold the web by a holding power weaker than the holding power in the main holding area, at least in either upstream or downstream of the conveyance direction of the main holding area.