A folding system is provided for folding at least one wing extending from
a central chassis of each of a plurality of absorbent articles formed
from a continuous moving web moving in a longitudinal direction. The
folding system has a wing-folding conveyor and at least one elongated,
folding plow, which has an entrance end, an exit end and an inner edge
that define a twist axis. The folding plow has a contoured surface having
a configuration defined by a twist angle that increases along the twist
axis from zero degrees near the entrance end to 180 degrees near the exit
end. The wing-folding conveyor moves the central chassis along the inner
edge of the folding plow and the wing slides against the contoured
surface from the entrance end to the exit end, such that the wing folds
around the central chassis near the inner edge.