Method and apparatus for static splicing of strips of material

A splicing head for splicing two strips of material, the splicing head comprising:

• a processing direction extending from an upstream end to a downstream end;
• an orthogonal direction perpendicular to the processing direction, a first channel configured to guide a first strip of material and a second channel configured to guide a second strip of material, the first and the second channels being arranged in parallel along the processing direction;
• an upstream cutting plate and a downstream cutting plate, the upstream and the downstream cutting plates being arranged between the first channel and the second channel along the orthogonal direction;
• an upstream cutting blade and a downstream cutting blade, the upstream cutting blade and the downstream cutting blade being arranged at opposite sides of the first and the second channels in the orthogonal direction such that the upstream cutting blade is located adjacent to the second channel and the downstream cutting blade is located adjacent to the first channel;
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• a welding station arranged between the upstream cutting blade and the downstream cutting blade along the processing direction, the welding station comprising at least one welding electrode and a welding plate, the at least one welding electrode and the welding plate being arranged at opposite sides of the first and the second channels in the orthogonal direction.