NOVELTY - Making fuel cell components in a roll to roll process, involves cutting spaced apart apertures in a first gasket web which includes a gasket layer (431) having an adhesive (432), and spaced apart apertures in a second gasket web which includes a gasket layer (441) having an adhesive (442); transporting the gasket webs having spaced apart apertures, and a membrane web (410) including an electrolyte membrane (411), to a bonding station; and forming a gasketed membrane web (400) by attaching two gasket webs to two surfaces of membrane web via adhesives respectively, at the bonding station.    USE - For making fuel cell components, including gasketed catalyst coated membrane (CCM) webs and gasketed electrolyte membrane webs, useful in fuel cell roll good subassemblies (claimed) including gasketed catalyst coated membranes (CCMs), gasketed electrolyte membranes, and/or gasketed membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) in roll good form.    ADVANTAGE - The method produces gasketed membrane web or catalyst coated membrane (CCM) web in a roll good form that can be rolled up and stored for later use, or can be immediately used in subsequent fabrication processes to make an membrane electrode assembly (MEA) web and/or other fuel cell subassemblies. The method and fuel cell fabrication apparatus are well suited for a high degree of automation. The method and apparatus can be implemented in an automated assembly environment, such as in an automated fuel cell assembly plant. It is possible to economize on membrane material by removing the membrane from portions covered by the gasket. The electrolyte membrane web is thrifted or economized in the cross web direction and does not extend completely to the edges of the gasket layers. The thrifting of the CCM web in the cross web direction reduces membrane costs.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Making fuel cell components in a roll to roll process, involves cutting spaced apart apertures in a first gasket web, which comprises a first gasket layer (431) having an adhesive (432); transporting the first gasket web having spaced apart apertures to a bonding station; cutting spaced apart apertures in a second gasket web, which comprises a second gasket layer (441) having an adhesive (442); transporting the second gasket web having spaced apart apertures to the bonding station; transporting a membrane web (preferably catalyst coated membrane web) (410) comprising at least an electrolyte membrane (411) to the bonding station; and at the bonding station, forming a gasketed membrane web (preferably gasketed catalyst coated membrane web) (400) by attaching the first gasket web to a first surface of the membrane web via the adhesive of the first gasket layer, and attaching the second gasket web to a second surface of the membrane web via the adhesive of the second gasket layer. The method further involves placing catalyst layers on the membrane web before or after attaching the first and second gasket webs to the membrane web; and attaching first gas diffusion layers over active areas of the gasketed membrane web; and attaching second gas diffusion layers over active areas of the gasketed membrane web. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) an apparatus for fabricating fuel cell components, comprising a first cutting station configured to cut spaced apart apertures in a first gasket web; a second cutting station configured to cut spaced apart apertures in a second gasket web; a transport mechanism configured to transport and support the first gasket web, the second gasket web, and a membrane web including at least an electrolyte membrane; and a bonding station at which the first gasket web, the second gasket web, and the membrane web are brought together and are attached together;    (2) a fuel cell roll good subassembly, comprising a membrane web having first and second surfaces; a first catalyst layer disposed on the first surface of the membrane web; a second catalyst layer disposed on the second surface of the membrane web; a first gasket web having a gasket layer and an adhesive, attached via the adhesive of the first gasket web to the first surface of the membrane; and a second gasket web having a gasket layer and an adhesive, attached via the adhesive of the second gasket web to the second surface of the membrane; and    (3) making a half gasketed membrane web in a roll to roll process, involving cutting spaced apart apertures in a gasket web including a gasket layer having an adhesive; transporting the gasket web having spaced apart apertures to a bonding station; transporting a membrane web including at least an electrolyte membrane to the bonding station; and at the bonding station, attaching the gasket web to a surface of the membrane web via the adhesive of the gasket layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a cross sectional view of a gasketed catalyst coated membrane (CCM).    Gasketed catalyst coated membrane web (400)    Electrolyte membrane web (410)    Electrolyte membrane (411)    First gasket layer (431)    Adhesive of the first gasket layer (432)    Second gasket layer (441)    Adhesive of the second gasket layer. (442)