Commissioning of a machine of the tobacco processing industry

The invention relates to a method for operating a machine (2, 3) of the tobacco-processing industry, in particular a filter (2) or multi-filter making machine or extrusion machine (3), for the preparation of rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry, wherein the machine (2, 3) at least one of a drive (14) driven conveyor organ (10, 50, 111, 112) for the rod-shaped articles of the tobacco-processing industry, wherein a rotary encoder (18) for the drive (14) is provided, so that the rotary encoder (18 ) by means of the drive (14) to the conveying member (10, 50, 111, 112) is coupled, and wherein the conveying member (10, 50, 111, 112) in the conveying direction a plurality of receptacles (12, 54) for rod-shaped articles comprising. The method is characterized in that, in particular before the machine (2, 3) for the production of rod-shaped articles, the conveying member (10, 50, 111, 112) is brought into a predetermined conveying member reference position or, wherein after positioning of the conveyor member (10, 50, 111, 112) in the conveying member reference position by a control device (16, 24), in particular a machine control means (24), the angular position of the rotary encoder (18) is detected as a rotary encoder reference position. The invention also relates to an arrangement for conveying rod-shaped articles of the tobacco-processing industry, wherein the array at least one of a drive (14) driven conveyor organ (10, 50, 111, 112) for the rod-shaped articles of the tobacco-processing industry, wherein a rotary encoder (18) for the drive (14) is provided, so that the rotary encoder (18) by means of the drive (14) to the conveying member (10, 50, 111, 112) is coupled, and wherein the conveying member (10, 50, 111 , 112) in the conveying direction a plurality of receptacles (12, 54) for rod-shaped articles comprising.