A method for processing a continuous web , said method comprising the steps of: receiving a continuous web onto a first web surface of a puck in a web receiving orientation, wherein the puck is moving at a constant first velocity (V1); cutting a discrete section from said continuous web , thereby forming a pad , wherein said pad is supported by said first web surface of the puck , and wherein the cutting step includes making a first cut proximate the leading puck edge and making a second cut proximate the trailing puck edge ; transporting said pad on said first web surface of the puck towards a receiving surface through a circular transfer path, whereby a puck transfer mechanism rotates about a puck transfer axis at a relatively constant velocity VS; wherein the transporting step includes changing the speed of said first web surface along said transfer path; characterised in that , after the cutting step, the method includes: accelerating the puck ; after accelerating the puck , decelerating the puck back to the constant first velocity (V1); sometime after the cutting step and before placing the pad on a receiving surface , spinning the puck to a desired angle; changing the speed of the puck to reach a constant second velocity (V2) and to achieve a desirable predetermined circumferential spacing; upon or after the puck reaching the constant second velocity (V2), placing the pad on a receiving surface ; decelerating the puck to the constant first velocity (V1) after the pad placement step; and spinning the puck back to the web-receiving orientation. receiving a continuous web onto a first web surface of a puck in a web receiving orientation, wherein the puck is moving at a constant first velocity (V1); cutting a discrete section from said continuous web , thereby forming a pad , wherein said pad is supported by said first web surface of the puck , and wherein the cutting step includes making a first cut proximate the leading puck edge and making a second cut proximate the trailing puck edge ; transporting said pad on said first web surface of the puck towards a receiving surface through a circular transfer path, whereby a puck transfer mechanism rotates about a puck transfer axis at a relatively constant velocity VS; wherein the transporting step includes changing the speed of said first web surface along said transfer path; characterised in that , after the cutting step, the method includes: accelerating the puck ; after accelerating the puck , decelerating the puck back to the constant first velocity (V1); sometime after the cutting step and before placing the pad on a receiving surface , spinning the puck to a desired angle; changing the speed of the puck to reach a constant second velocity (V2) and to achieve a desirable predetermined circumferential spacing; upon or after the puck reaching the constant second velocity (V2), placing the pad on a receiving surface ; decelerating the puck to the constant first velocity (V1) after the pad placement step; and spinning the puck back to the web-receiving orientation. accelerating the puck ; after accelerating the puck , decelerating the puck back to the constant first velocity (V1); sometime after the cutting step and before placing the pad on a receiving surface , spinning the puck to a desired angle; changing the speed of the puck to reach a constant second velocity (V2) and to achieve a desirable predetermined circumferential spacing; upon or after the puck reaching the constant second velocity (V2), placing the pad on a receiving surface ; decelerating the puck to the constant first velocity (V1) after the pad placement step; and spinning the puck back to the web-receiving orientation. <EOS>