Apparatus and method for applying double-coated pressure sensitive adhesive tape, and method for producing catalytic converter

An application method for winding and applying a double-coated pressure sensitive adhesive tape around a surface of an object, characterized in that said method comprises:

• providing a support surface for supporting an object while allowing a free rolling of the object;
• holding a double-coated pressure sensitive adhesive tape with a release paper attached to one side of the tape in a condition where the tape is laid on the support surface with an adhesive surface of the tape to which the release paper is not attached facing outward;
• rolling the object on the support surface so as to wind and apply the double-coated pressure sensitive adhesive tape around a surface of the object while automatically peeling the release paper;
• and
• cutting the double-coated pressure sensitive adhesive tape at a trailing end of a tape potion applied on the surface of the object while leaving the release paper on the support surface.