Apparatus for handling preforms

An apparatus for handling plastic preforms, comprising a feeding line for preforms that comprise a preform body and a preform mouth, said feeding line being arranged upstream of a conditioning oven for said preforms, a setdown device for said preforms being provided which is located downstream of said conditioning oven and is designed to feed said preforms to a transfer or blow-molding carousel, said conditioning oven being associated with a closed conveyance circuit which comprises a plurality of supporting elements which are configured to support respective preforms, said feeding line being provided with a feeding device designed to feed said preforms, the respective mouths of which are directed downward, to respective supporting elements, wherein said setdown device comprises an overturning element which is adapted to pick up said preforms, the respective mouths of which are directed downward, and to move said preforms in order to bring the preforms to a pickup condition in which the respective mouths are directed upward, said setdown device further comprising a pickup device designed to pick up said preforms in said pickup condition from said overturning element in order to feed the preforms to said transfer or blow molding carousel.