A feeding unit for a manufacturing machine , in particular for bottles of pharmaceutical products ; the feeding unit being configured to feed articles from a pick-up station (S10) to a delivery station (S11) and comprises: a gripping head , which is provided with at least one gripping means , which is configured to pick up and hold an article in the pick-up station (S10) and, subsequently, to release the article in the delivery station (S11); a shaft , which is mounted on a rotation axis (X) in a rotary manner and is provided with a proximal end and a distal end , which is opposite the proximal end and to which the gripping head is attached; wherein: the shaft is configured to translate along the rotation axis (X) between a lowered position (PA), in which the articles are picked up and released by the gripping head , and a raised position (PS), in which the gripping head rotates between the pick-up station (S10) and the delivery station (S11); a first actuator is provided, which translates the shaft between the lowered position (PA) and the raised position (PS) along the rotation axis (X); a second actuator is provided, which rotates the shaft around the rotation axis (X) between the pick-up station (S10) and the delivery station (S11), the feeding unit being characterised in that said first and second actuators are both coaxial to the shaft . a gripping head , which is provided with at least one gripping means , which is configured to pick up and hold an article in the pick-up station (S10) and, subsequently, to release the article in the delivery station (S11); a shaft , which is mounted on a rotation axis (X) in a rotary manner and is provided with a proximal end and a distal end , which is opposite the proximal end and to which the gripping head is attached; wherein: the shaft is configured to translate along the rotation axis (X) between a lowered position (PA), in which the articles are picked up and released by the gripping head , and a raised position (PS), in which the gripping head rotates between the pick-up station (S10) and the delivery station (S11); a first actuator is provided, which translates the shaft between the lowered position (PA) and the raised position (PS) along the rotation axis (X); a second actuator is provided, which rotates the shaft around the rotation axis (X) between the pick-up station (S10) and the delivery station (S11), the feeding unit being characterised in that said first and second actuators are both coaxial to the shaft . the shaft is configured to translate along the rotation axis (X) between a lowered position (PA), in which the articles are picked up and released by the gripping head , and a raised position (PS), in which the gripping head rotates between the pick-up station (S10) and the delivery station (S11); a first actuator is provided, which translates the shaft between the lowered position (PA) and the raised position (PS) along the rotation axis (X); a second actuator is provided, which rotates the shaft around the rotation axis (X) between the pick-up station (S10) and the delivery station (S11), the feeding unit being characterised in that said first and second actuators are both coaxial to the shaft . <EOS>