Apparatus and method of manufacturing multi-piece closed-back isolation garments

An apparatus for manufacturing multi-piece closed-back isolation garments, the apparatus comprising:

• a first cutting unit configured to cut discrete torso web pieces from a continuous torso web;
• a first adhesive applicator configured to apply one or more first adhesive strips for attachment of the discrete torso web pieces to a continuous shoulder web;
• a transfer unit configured to transfer respective ones of the discrete torso web pieces having a substantially tubular shape onto the continuous shoulder web to bond the discrete torso web pieces to the continuous shoulder web;
• a second adhesive applicator configured to apply one or more second adhesive strips for attachment of a continuous cover strip segment to the continuous shoulder web and to the discrete torso web pieces;
• a cover strip segment applicator configured to apply the continuous cover strip segment to the discrete torso web pieces and to the continuous shoulder web to couple the discrete torso web pieces to the continuous shoulder web using the continuous cover strip segment and the one or more second adhesive strips to provide a continuous isolation garment web;
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• a second cutting unit configured to cut the continuous shoulder web of the continuous isolation garment web to produce discrete ones of the multi-piece closed-back isolation garments.