A packaging machine for the production of a pack of tobacco articles comprising an inner wrapping containing a group of tobacco articles and an outer container, which houses the inner wrapping; the packaging machine comprises: a first wrapping unit for creating the inner wrapping around the group of tobacco articles by folding a wrap (7; 9); a second wrapping unit for creating the outer container around the inner wrapping by folding a blank (10; 45); and a feeding unit for receiving the inner wrapping from the first wrapping unit in an input station and releasing the inner wrapping to the second wrapping unit in an output station; wherein the feeding unit comprises: a first feeding wheel, rotatable around a first rotation axis and which supports at least one first pocket, configured to advance along a first feeding path and is designed to receive the inner wrapping in the input station; a second feeding wheel, rotatable around a second rotation axis and which supports at least one second pocket, configured to advance along a second feeding path and is designed to release the inner wrapping in the output station; and a transfer device, which is arranged in a transfer station for transferring the inner wrapping from the first pocket to the second pocket; the packaging machine is characterized in that, when the packaging machine is brought to a standstill, the position of the transfer station along the first feeding path and/or along the second feeding path can be changed by means of arranging said transfer device on a different exchange position, thus changing the length of the first feeding path and/or of the second feeding path, and in order to change the orientation given to the inner wrapping as it moves through the feeding unit. a first wrapping unit for creating the inner wrapping around the group of tobacco articles by folding a wrap (7; 9); a second wrapping unit for creating the outer container around the inner wrapping by folding a blank (10; 45); and a feeding unit for receiving the inner wrapping from the first wrapping unit in an input station and releasing the inner wrapping to the second wrapping unit in an output station; wherein the feeding unit comprises: a first feeding wheel, rotatable around a first rotation axis and which supports at least one first pocket, configured to advance along a first feeding path and is designed to receive the inner wrapping in the input station; a second feeding wheel, rotatable around a second rotation axis and which supports at least one second pocket, configured to advance along a second feeding path and is designed to release the inner wrapping in the output station; and a transfer device, which is arranged in a transfer station for transferring the inner wrapping from the first pocket to the second pocket; the packaging machine is characterized in that, when the packaging machine is brought to a standstill, the position of the transfer station along the first feeding path and/or along the second feeding path can be changed by means of arranging said transfer device on a different exchange position, thus changing the length of the first feeding path and/or of the second feeding path, and in order to change the orientation given to the inner wrapping as it moves through the feeding unit.