A device for manufacturing multi-segment rod-like articles, the device comprising: - a feeding unit for feeding a train of segments (S1, S2, S3), the feeding unit comprising a feeding wheel, - a transporter for transporting a wrapper having a form of a tape and the segments (S1, S2, S3) on a belt along a guide provided with an inlet part (14-I), - a forming unit for forming a continuous rod from the segments (S1, S2, S3), - a cutting head for cutting the continuous rod into individual multi-segment rod-like articles, - wherein the feeding wheel is located above the inlet part (14-I) of the guide, - rotary pressing elements (21, 27, 32), each having a peripheral pressing surface (22, 30, 31, 35, 36), that are positioned above the inlet part (14-I) of the guide, downstream the feeding wheel and before the forming unit in a direction of movement of the belt, wherein the rotary pressing elements (21, 27, 32) are configured to adjust an axial alignment of the segments (S1, S2, S3), wherein - the rotary pressing elements (21, 27, 32) comprise: - at least one first rotary pressing element with a cylindrical pressing surface, characterized in that the rotary pressing elements (21, 27, 32) further comprise: - at least one second rotary pressing element (27, 32) with two coaxial rollers (28, 29), each having a concave pressing surface (30, 31), or with two coaxial rollers (33, 34), each having a conical pressing surface (35, 36) - a feeding unit for feeding a train of segments (S1, S2, S3), the feeding unit comprising a feeding wheel, - a transporter for transporting a wrapper having a form of a tape and the segments (S1, S2, S3) on a belt along a guide provided with an inlet part (14-I), - a forming unit for forming a continuous rod from the segments (S1, S2, S3), - a cutting head for cutting the continuous rod into individual multi-segment rod-like articles, - wherein the feeding wheel is located above the inlet part (14-I) of the guide, - rotary pressing elements (21, 27, 32), each having a peripheral pressing surface (22, 30, 31, 35, 36), that are positioned above the inlet part (14-I) of the guide, downstream the feeding wheel and before the forming unit in a direction of movement of the belt, wherein the rotary pressing elements (21, 27, 32) are configured to adjust an axial alignment of the segments (S1, S2, S3), wherein - the rotary pressing elements (21, 27, 32) comprise: - at least one first rotary pressing element with a cylindrical pressing surface, characterized in that the rotary pressing elements (21, 27, 32) further comprise: - at least one second rotary pressing element (27, 32) with two coaxial rollers (28, 29), each having a concave pressing surface (30, 31), or with two coaxial rollers (33, 34), each having a conical pressing surface (35, 36) - at least one first rotary pressing element with a cylindrical pressing surface, characterized in that the rotary pressing elements (21, 27, 32) further comprise: - at least one second rotary pressing element (27, 32) with two coaxial rollers (28, 29), each having a concave pressing surface (30, 31), or with two coaxial rollers (33, 34), each having a conical pressing surface (35, 36) - at least one second rotary pressing element (27, 32) with two coaxial rollers (28, 29), each having a concave pressing surface (30, 31), or with two coaxial rollers (33, 34), each having a conical pressing surface (35, 36)