METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING OF RODS

The object of the application is an apparatus for manufacturing of rods of a continuous material strand (2) comprising a feeding unit (3) for feeding material strand (2), a guiding unit (6) for guiding material strand (2), a compressing unit (7) for compressing the strand and forming a continuous rod (CR) of the material strand (2), and an object feeding unit (8, 51, 70) for feeding an object (9, 50, 75) to the compressing unit (7). The apparatus is characterised by being provided with a cutting unit (5) for lengthwise cutting of the material strand (2) into at least two partial strands (a, b, c), whereas the partial strands (a, b, c) are fed through the guiding unit (6) to the compressing unit (7). The apparatus is further characterised by being provided with a system for adjusting the position of at least one cutting element (15, 16, 35, 36) in the cutting unit (5) so as to adjust the widths of the partial strands (a, b, c) thus determining the point of insertion of the object (9, 50, 75) being inserted.