Method of ejecting faulty absorbent article

A method of ejecting a faulty absorbent article used in a manufacturing line of an absorbent article having a plurality of steps for a conveyed continuous web, comprising:

• a step of detecting a failure region of an absorbent article in which a failure location of the absorbent article exists, and a type of a failure in the failure region, by identifying a shape of the absorbent article in the course of the manufacturing line;
• a step of deciding to eject a faulty absorbent article based on the detection result of the failure region and the type of failure in the step of detecting;
• and
• a step of disengaging, from the manufacturing line, the absorbent article decided in the step of deciding, and then ejecting the absorbent article in the course of the manufacturing line, wherein
• in the step of deciding, the number of absorbent articles to be ejected in the step of ejecting is decided according to the failure region and the type of the failure.