Stretch laminate

A method for manufacturing an elastic laminate, the method comprising:

• selecting and feeding a Thermoplastic Elastomeric Material (TEM) from a polymer supply (104) into an extruder (106);
• extruding said TEM by said extruder (106) through an extrusion die head (108) to form a TEM film layer on a carrier web (101) provided by a carrier supply (102);
• solidifying said TEM film layer on said carrier web (101) to form a first laminate (113);
• storing said first laminate (113) in a first storage (111);
• delivering said first laminate (113) from said first storage (111) to a delamination unit (112) and delaminating said first laminate by separating said TEM layer from said carrier web, wherein optionally said separated carrier web is reused by said carrier supply (102);
• stretching said delaminated TEM layer (115) in its machine direction in a stretching station (114) via a plurality of web guide means (117);
• positioning said stretched TEM layer (115) adjacent to a first envelope web supplied by a first envelope web supply (116), and optionally a second envelope web opposite to said first envelope web supplied by a second envelope web supply (118);
• feeding said stretched TEM layer (115), said first envelope web and said second envelope web to a bonding unit (120) and connecting them to form a second bonded laminate;
• releasing stretch of said second bonded laminate via an unstretching means (126)
• storing said unstretched second laminate in a second storage (122) for at least 6 hours, more preferably more than 12 hours or even more than 24 hrs, but preferably less than 48 hours, and more preferably less than 36 hours;
• and
• winding said second laminate under controlled tension, preferably at a winding tension range of from about 15 N (1.5 kgf) to about 100 N (10 kgf) for a web width of between 15 cm and 150 cm to form a roll or spool, thereby forming said elastic laminate.