Abstract: The invention relates to a device for container alignment, comprising a transport device (1), for the containers (6), with pivoting arm pairs (2, 3) with pivoting arms (2a, 2b, 3a, 3b), arranged on each side of the transport path, the pivoting arm pairs (2, 3) being arranged in an opposing manner. Said pivoting arm pairs (2, 3) may be synchronously driven and the pivoting arms (2a, 2b, 3a, 3b) each have the pivoting axis (4, 5, 6, 7) at one end thereof and the free other end can swing out essentially into the middle of the transport device.