Abstract: A drive apparatus for driving a component of a container treatment system includes at least one sealing element for sealing an interior of the drive apparatus and a monitoring system. The monitoring system is configured to monitor a wear condition of the sealing element.

Abstract: A labeling machine for labeling containers includes a container receptacle for rotatably receiving a container and for transporting the container along a transport direction, a functional component for carrying out a function associated with labeling the container at a position of the container along the transport direction, and a control unit. The control unit is configured to determine a necessary rotation of the container on the basis of a manually defined rotational position of the container in the receptacle at the position and to control the rotation of the container.

Abstract: The invention relates to a labeling machine, a printing machine, an inspection machine, and a method for starting up such a machine. The machine comprises at least two container receptacles, each of which has a rotary plate with a rotary plate direct drive device, and a bus unit for connecting the at least one container receptacle to a bus of a bus system in order to communicate with at least one component of an additional container handling machine or an additional component of the labeling machine and/or printing machine and/or inspection machine.

Abstract: A method and a device for applying a shrink film sleeve to a container is provided. The method includes perforating the shrink film sleeve at predefined intervals, expanding the perforated shrink film sleeve by means of an expansion device, such as an expansion mandrel, conveying the expanded shrink film sleeve along the expansion device by a conveyor roller pair, tearing off the shrink film sleeve at the perforation by means of a downstream dispensing roller pair whose conveying speed is at least temporarily higher than the conveying speed of the conveyor roller pair, and shooting the torn-off shrink film sleeve onto the container.