Method for transporting containers

A device for transporting containers, comprising:

• at least two transport devices for the containers;
• at least two servo motors, wherein each of the at least two servo motors drives one of the at least two transport devices;
• at least two position sensors, wherein each of the at least two position sensors is associated with one of the at least two servo motors;
• and
• at least one control unit, to:
• control the at least two servo motors, by closed-loop control, based on a comparison of positions determined by respective position sensors of the at least two position sensors and respective target positions;
• and
• bring the at least two servo motors to a standstill in the event of a fault of at least one of the respective position sensors, wherein:
• a) a servo motor of the at least two servo motors is brought to a standstill in a closed-loop manner using the position determined by the position sensor associated with the servo motor if the position sensor can determine a current position of the servo motor, or
• b) the servo motor is brought to a standstill in an open-loop manner if the position sensor associated with the servo motor cannot determine the current position of the servo motor, wherein, instead of the current position of the servo motor determined by the position sensor, a target position of the servo motor is used to stop the servo motor in an open-loop manner.