Method for manufacturing a disposable excreta management device

A method of manufacturing a disposable excreta management device having a longitudinal centerline, a lateral centerline, a body facing surface and a garment facing surface, the disposable excreta management device comprising a liquid impermeable body facing sheet having an opening, a liquid impermeable garment facing sheet, an adhesive flange provided adjacent to the opening for releasable attachment to the body of the wearer, the adhesive flange comprising a substrate layer and an adhesive layer, the liquid impermeable body facing sheet having plural folds thereon, the plural folds comprising at least one lateral fold and at least a pair of longitudinal folds, the method comprising the steps of:

• (a) combining a continuous liquid impermeable body facing sheet web and a discrete adhesive flange to make a first continuous composite web at a first combining section,
• (b) forming a lateral fold on the continuous liquid impermeable body facing sheet web at a first fold forming section and a pair of longitudinal folds on the continuous liquid impermeable body facing sheet web at a second fold forming section subsequent to the first fold forming section,
• (c) combining the first continuous composite web and a continuous liquid impermeable garment facing sheet web to make a second continuous composite web at a second combining section, and
• (d) cutting the second continuous composite web into the discrete disposable excreta management device.