An article-handling machine, comprising: - an operating unit; - a carousel rotatable about said first axis parallel to and staggered from said second axis and which carries said operating unit; - at least one position control system (9, 9') for controlling the position of an article (2, 2') fillable with a pourable product with respect to a operating unit and comprising: - an actuator which may rotate about a first axis integrally with said operating unit and completely carries, in use, the weight of said article (2, 2'); said actuator being further adapted to move said article (2, 2') relative to said operating unit along a second axis distinct from said first axis; and - a control unit configured for: i) receiving a control signal associated to at least one parameter between the nature of the pourable product, the format or the material of said article (2, 2'), the movement law of said article (2, 2') along said second axis with respect to the angular position of said actuator about said first axis; and ii) controlling the movement of said actuator on the basis of said control signal; characterized in that said article-handling machine further comprises at least one filling valve for filling said article with said pourable product, carried by said carousel and defined by said operating unit; and in that said control unit is configured for moving said actuator along said second axis between: - a lowered position; - a first raised position, in which, in use, a mouth of said article (2, 2') is axially spaced from an abutting element of said filling valve; and - at least one second raised position, in which, in use, said mouth is in tight-fluid contact with said filling valve; said first raised position being interposed between said lowered position and said second raised position along said second axis; said control unit is further configured for positioning, on the basis of said control signal, said article (2, 2') in said first raised position, either for a contactless filling of said article (2, 2') with a still pourable product or for a contactless flowing of aeriform before the filling of said article (2, 2') with a pourable product with aeriform; said control unit is further also configured for positioning, on the basis of said control signal, said article (2, 2') in said second raised position, either for a contact filling of said article (2, 2') with said still product or for a contact flowing of said aeriform before the filling of said article (2, 2') with a pourable product with aeriform. - an operating unit; - a carousel rotatable about said first axis parallel to and staggered from said second axis and which carries said operating unit; - at least one position control system (9, 9') for controlling the position of an article (2, 2') fillable with a pourable product with respect to a operating unit and comprising: - an actuator which may rotate about a first axis integrally with said operating unit and completely carries, in use, the weight of said article (2, 2'); said actuator being further adapted to move said article (2, 2') relative to said operating unit along a second axis distinct from said first axis; and - a control unit configured for: i) receiving a control signal associated to at least one parameter between the nature of the pourable product, the format or the material of said article (2, 2'), the movement law of said article (2, 2') along said second axis with respect to the angular position of said actuator about said first axis; and ii) controlling the movement of said actuator on the basis of said control signal; - an actuator which may rotate about a first axis integrally with said operating unit and completely carries, in use, the weight of said article (2, 2'); said actuator being further adapted to move said article (2, 2') relative to said operating unit along a second axis distinct from said first axis; and - a control unit configured for: i) receiving a control signal associated to at least one parameter between the nature of the pourable product, the format or the material of said article (2, 2'), the movement law of said article (2, 2') along said second axis with respect to the angular position of said actuator about said first axis; and ii) controlling the movement of said actuator on the basis of said control signal; i) receiving a control signal associated to at least one parameter between the nature of the pourable product, the format or the material of said article (2, 2'), the movement law of said article (2, 2') along said second axis with respect to the angular position of said actuator about said first axis; and ii) controlling the movement of said actuator on the basis of said control signal; - a lowered position; - a first raised position, in which, in use, a mouth of said article (2, 2') is axially spaced from an abutting element of said filling valve; and - at least one second raised position, in which, in use, said mouth is in tight-fluid contact with said filling valve;