The method involves manipulating the bar-shaped articles by a joint position correcting device before affixing a connection leaf to the bar-shaped articles. The front edges of the connection leaf are affixed outside the area of the joint of a wrapping strip of the bar-shaped articles that are formed as overlapping area of the wrapping strip during subsequent affixing of the connection leaf to the bar-shaped articles. An independent claim is also included for a machine of tobacco processing industry, particularly a filter assembly machine with conveying elements for conveying bar-shaped articles.
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