Method and apparatus for manufacturing a multi-segment filter rod of the tobacco-processing industry

The invention relates to a method for preparing at least one multi-segment filter rod of the tobacco-processing industry, said compiled groups of multi-filter segment or multi-segment filter rods (1) are conveyed in turn to a filter rod forming means, wherein the groups of multi-filter segments or the multi-segment filter rods (1), or (in a wrapping paper strip which is enclosed thereafter (with the wrapping paper strip 13) 13) are assembled into a multi-segment filter rod, a device for producing at least one multi-segment filter rod of the tobacco-processing industry from collated sets of multi-filter segment or multi-segment filter rods (1) comprising a filter rod forming means and conveyor means (10, 20 ) for conveying the groups or multi-segment filter rods (1) to the filter rod forming device and a machine of the tobacco processing industry. According to the invention takes place before the making-up of the multi-segment filter rod a non-contact application of adhesive to the groups of multi-filter segments or the multi-segment filter rods (1).