MACHINE FOR PACKAGING PRODUCTS OF THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY, PARTICULARLY SNUS

What is described is a machine (10) for packaging products (S) of the tobacco industry, particularly snus, comprising: - a feeding unit (20) for feeding packages (200) along a feeding direction (K1); - a first conveyor (30) configured to move a plurality of containers (100) from a loading station, in which one or more products (S) are positioned in each container (100), to a position (P1) of swapping containers; - a second conveyor (40), which is positioned downstream of the first conveyor (30), for moving the containers (100) along a ring-like closed path which starts and terminates at the swapping position (P1), and for conveying the containers (100) through a picking station (50) that is positioned along the ring-like closed path; - a third conveyor (60) configured to move the empty containers (100) from the swapping position (P1) to an exit station of the machine; - a unit (80) for swapping containers between the first, second and third conveyors (30, 40, 60); - a picking device (70) for transferring the products (S) of the containers (100) that are positioned at the picking station (50) into packages (200) that advance along the feeding direction (K1).