the transverse width of the first web has received the material the first assembly subsequently completes the remainder of its cycle and gets back into a position such that the first web may receive the material again because 50 of the first assembly 39 s cycle is spent receiving material across the transverse width of the first web during the remaining 50 of the cycle the amount of web which travels through the first intermediate zone is equal to the transverse width of the first web therefore the material applicator provides the material to the first web in the first intermediate zone on a portion of the first web having a length which is two times the transverse width of the first web the velocity profile of the second assembly is similar to that of the first assembly however the second web in the second intermediate zone begins to receive the material at t equal to t 2 similarly at t equal to t 3 t 3 representing the completion of 50 of the cycle for the second assembly the transverse width of the second web has received the material in fig9 the material 34 is shown applied to the web in the first intermediate zone of the first assembly in two separate material applications 175 and 177 during the first application 175 of the material 34 to the first web the velocity of the first assembly while translating in the.