Connecting rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry

A method for producing rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry from rod-shaped articles are arranged in groups, the groups of articles each composed of rod-shaped articles of a first type and of rod-shaped articles (50) of a second type on a composing means (21) are collected and after adhering a connecting sheet in the range the joints of the rod-shaped articles of the first type and the rod-shaped article (50) of the second type, the groups of articles are wrapped to form an overlap area of ​​the connecting sheet, wherein the rod-shaped articles of the second type are surrounded by a wrapping strip, characterized in that the enveloped rod-like Article (50) of the second type can be manipulated in such a way by means of a seam position correcting means (70) for the enveloped rod-shaped article (50) of the second type during their conveyance to the assembler that the positio n the seam of the wrapping strip of the rod-shaped article (50) of the second type is oriented such or is that when adhering the small connecting sheet on the group of items the respective front edges of the connecting sheet out of the range of the formed as the overlap area of ​​the Umfullungsstreifens seam of the wrapping strip of the rod-shaped articles (50 ) are attached to the second type.