METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LAMINATING A FIRST AND A SECOND SHEET

An apparatus is provided for laminating a first and a second sheet (1, 2) comprising-a chamber (10) having a first, a second and a third compartment (11, 12, 13 resp.) subsequently arranged along a first axis (Z), each compartment having a port (21, 22, 23 resp.)-a first sheet carrier (40) arranged transverse to said first axis (Z) and being displaceable along said first axis (Z),-a second sheet carrier (50) arranged in a plane aligned with and opposite the first sheet carrier (40), the second sheet carrier being displaceable and/or rotatable in said plane,-a first flexible membrane (42) extending laterally to a wall of the chamber, the first sheet carrier (40) and/or the first flexible membrane (42) separating the first and the second compartment (11, 12) of the chamber (10) from each other,-a second flexible membrane (52) extending laterally from the second sheet carrier (50) to the wall of the chamber, the second sheet carrier (50) and the second flexible membrane (52) separating the second and the third compartment (12, 13) of the chamber (10) from each other,-an alignment facility (60) for aligning the second sheet (2) relative to the first sheet (1) by moving the second sheet carrier (50) in a direction transverse to the first axis (Z) and/or rotating the second sheet carrier around an axis parallel to the first axis (Z).