An apparatus (1) for manufacturing a multi-segment article comprises a feed module (20) adapted to
cut rods (MA, MB, MC, MD) into segments (A, B, C, D) and feed the segments (A, B, C, D) to an
assembly unit (30). The feeding unit comprises: a hopper (21) for storing rods (MA, MB, MC, MD); a receiving drum (22) for receiving the rods (MA, MB, MC, MD) from the hopper (21); a
cutting head (24) located at the transfer drum (23) for
cutting the rods (MA, MB, MC, MD) into individual segments (A, B, C, D); a displacement drum (25) for changing the
mutual position of the segments (A, B, C, D); an alignment drum (26) for forming at least one
stream of the segments (A, B, C, D). Furthermore, the device comprises: an
assembly unit (30) provided with an
assembly drum (31) and a transfer drum (32) for receiving said segments (A, B, C, D) from said feed module (20) and forming a group (G1) of said segments; and a first wrapping module (40) for feeding a segment of a first wrapping material (W1) and wrapping the segment group (G1) fed from the assembly unit (30) to form a multi-segment rod (R). The device according to the invention is characterised in that said first wrapping module (40) comprises a conveying and pushing roller (44) adapted to receive a group (G1) of segments (A, B, C, D) with gaps, the first wrapping module (40) being provided with pushing mechanisms (45, 46, 47, 48) for pushing together said group (G1) of segments (A, B, C, D) such that the segments (A, B, C, D) in the group (G1) come into contact with each other after being pushed together, and in addition, the first wrapping module (40) is provided with pushing mechanisms (45, 46, 47, 48) for pushing together the groups (G1) of segments (A, B, C, D) in the group (G1) of segments (A, B, C, D) in the group (G1) of segments (A, B, C, D). A conveying and pushing roller (44) is adapted to convey the group (G2) of the segments (A, B, C, D) pushed together with the segment of the first wrapping material (W1).