Apparatus for manufacturing of multi-element rods of the tobacco industry comprising a feeding apparatus designed to feed rod-like elements (S1, S2, S3, S4), a transferring apparatus designed to transfer the rod-like elements (S1, S2, S3, S4) or groups (G) of the rod-like elements (S1, S2, S3, S4) from the apparatus feeding the rod-like elements (S1, S2, S3, S4) to a forming apparatus , comprising a first rotational element provided with first lugs , having a first thickness (e1), immobile relative to the first rotational element , and notches between the first lugs , a second rotational element provided with second lugs , having a second thickness (e2), immobile relative to the second rotational element , and notches between the second lugs , a third rotational element provided with third lugs , having a third thickness (e3), immobile relative to the third rotational element , and notches between the third lugs , used to convey the rod-like elements (S1, S2, S3, S4), the notches between the first lugs , the notches between the second lugs and the notches between the third lugs being adapted to receive and convey the individual rod-like elements (S1, S2, S3, S4) or the groups (G) of the rod-like elements (S1, S2, S3, S4), whereas the first rotational element , the second rotational element and the third rotational element are arranged and adapted to guide the rod-like elements (S1, S2, S3, S4) successively through the first rotational element , the second rotational element and the third rotational element , the apparatus comprises the forming apparatus designed to form a continuous multi-element rod (CR), a cutting apparatus designed to cut the continuous multi-element rod (CR) into individual multi-element rods (R), characterised in that the third lugs have the third thickness (e3) smaller than the first thickness (e1) of the first lugs . a feeding apparatus designed to feed rod-like elements (S1, S2, S3, S4), a transferring apparatus designed to transfer the rod-like elements (S1, S2, S3, S4) or groups (G) of the rod-like elements (S1, S2, S3, S4) from the apparatus feeding the rod-like elements (S1, S2, S3, S4) to a forming apparatus , comprising a first rotational element provided with first lugs , having a first thickness (e1), immobile relative to the first rotational element , and notches between the first lugs , a second rotational element provided with second lugs , having a second thickness (e2), immobile relative to the second rotational element , and notches between the second lugs , a third rotational element provided with third lugs , having a third thickness (e3), immobile relative to the third rotational element , and notches between the third lugs , a first rotational element provided with first lugs , having a first thickness (e1), immobile relative to the first rotational element , and notches between the first lugs , a second rotational element provided with second lugs , having a second thickness (e2), immobile relative to the second rotational element , and notches between the second lugs , a third rotational element provided with third lugs , having a third thickness (e3), immobile relative to the third rotational element , and notches between the third lugs , used to convey the rod-like elements (S1, S2, S3, S4), the notches between the first lugs , the notches between the second lugs and the notches between the third lugs being adapted to receive and convey the individual rod-like elements (S1, S2, S3, S4) or the groups (G) of the rod-like elements (S1, S2, S3, S4), whereas the first rotational element , the second rotational element and the third rotational element are arranged and adapted to guide the rod-like elements (S1, S2, S3, S4) successively through the first rotational element , the second rotational element and the third rotational element , <EOS>