a machine for wrapping generally cylindrical articles includes a web supply reel , an endless conveyor composed of a multiplicity of spaced - apart rollers for moving the articles along a predetermined path , a device for guiding and feeding the web on to the rollers , a device for feeding articles on to the web at a location at which it has already been guided on to the rollers , and transverse cutters for severing a predetermined portion of the web after an article has been placed thereon . an abutment is mounted along the predetermined path and disposed to tangentially engage the rollers to cause their rotation which , in turn , causes rotation of the articles thereby wrapping a predetermined portion of the web around themselves . the machine also includes an integral heat tunnel and an electronically - controlled drive for accelerating and decelerating the conveyor in timed relation with respect to the movement of the web . a method for wrapping cylindrical articles is also disclosed .