Apparatus for cutting capsules, said apparatus comprising: - a carousel rotating around a carousel axis; - two or more transport units carried by said carousel , each of which is configured to transport a capsule along a path defined by a rotation of said carousel ; - a cutting device which comprises at least one abutment portion and at least one cutting portion and which is capable of assuming at least one first configuration, in which said abutment portion is against at least one abutment element and said cutting portion is in an operative position in which it is arranged along said path for cutting a capsule which is transported by the respective transport unit and which rolls on said cutting device , and at least one second configuration, in which said cutting portion is in a safety position far from said path so as not to interfere with the capsule and/or with the respective transport unit; - at least one abutment element configured so that, when said abutment portion is against said at least one abutment element, said cutting portion is in said operative position; - first force means for exerting a first force suitable for maintaining said at least one abutment portion against said at least one abutment element and said cutting portion in said operative position; characterized by comprising: - second force means for exerting a second force suitable for moving said at least one cutting portion from said operative position towards said safety position; said first force means and said second force means being configured to operate with at least one operating control mode, in which said first force and said second force are exerted simultaneously and said first force is greater than said second force, whereby the force resultant of said first force and said second force is directed towards said first configuration, and with at least one emergency mode, in which at least said first force decreases becoming less than said second force, whereby the resultant force of said first force and said second force is directed towards said second configuration. - a carousel rotating around a carousel axis; - two or more transport units carried by said carousel , each of which is configured to transport a capsule along a path defined by a rotation of said carousel ; - a cutting device which comprises at least one abutment portion and at least one cutting portion and which is capable of assuming at least one first configuration, in which said abutment portion is against at least one abutment element and said cutting portion is in an operative position in which it is arranged along said path for cutting a capsule which is transported by the respective transport unit and which rolls on said cutting device , and at least one second configuration, in which said cutting portion is in a safety position far from said path so as not to interfere with the capsule and/or with the respective transport unit; - at least one abutment element configured so that, when said abutment portion is against said at least one abutment element, said cutting portion is in said operative position; - first force means for exerting a first force suitable for maintaining said at least one abutment portion against said at least one abutment element and said cutting portion in said operative position; - second force means for exerting a second force suitable for moving said at least one cutting portion from said operative position towards said safety position; <EOS>