Apparatus and method for treating and in particular sterilising containers

A container treatment apparatus for transporting plastic containers along a predetermined transport path, wherein the container treatment device has at least one transport device which has a plurality of holding elements,

• wherein
• the transport device is a first pitch distribution starwheel comprising a movement device configured to allow movement of the holding elements in at least two planes, wherein the movement in at least two planes is a movement of the holding element in a horizontal and a vertical direction of the holding element, and
• wherein the first pitch distribution starwheel increases and/or decreases a pitch of successive plastic containers.