Rotary-type capping machine for containers with screw caps, comprising - a central fixedly mounted support element , around which at least one rotary carrier having a plurality of capping arrangements can be driven in rotation by means of a first motor , said capping arrangements comprising capping tools that can be lifted and lowered and can be rotated by means of a second motor, and which have on their underside a capping head for receiving screw caps, - at least one control element which is mounted such as to rotate about the machine axis and can be rotated by means of a second motor , which interacts with the capping tools in order to transfer a rotational movement, - a head plate connected to the support element , and - a control link which is mounted in a non-rotatable manner at the support element and/or at the head plate for raising and lowering the capping heads as the capping arrangements rotate about the support element , wherein the two motors can be controlled independently of one another, and each comprise a drive gear , wherein the axis of rotation of the drive gear of the first motor is aligned parallel to the machine axis and meshes with a crown gear formed at the rotary carrier , and wherein the drive gear of the second motor is aligned parallel to the machine axis and meshes with a crown gear formed at the control element , characterised in that - the support element comprises a lower support element which is connected at its upper end to a middle support element , which forms a bearing section and comprises at least one first rotary bearing for the rotary carrier , - the middle support element is releasably connected to an upper support element , which in turn is releasably connected to the head plate , and - that the upper support element encloses an interior space , within which the drive gear of the first motor is arranged at least for the most part. - a central fixedly mounted support element , around which at least one rotary carrier having a plurality of capping arrangements can be driven in rotation by means of a first motor , said capping arrangements comprising capping tools that can be lifted and lowered and can be rotated by means of a second motor, and which have on their underside a capping head for receiving screw caps, - at least one control element which is mounted such as to rotate about the machine axis and can be rotated by means of a second motor , which interacts with the capping tools in order to transfer a rotational movement, - a head plate connected to the support element , and - a control link which is mounted in a non-rotatable manner at the support element and/or at the head plate for raising and lowering the capping heads as the capping arrangements rotate about the support element , wherein the two motors can be controlled independently of one another, and each comprise a drive gear , wherein the axis of rotation of the drive gear of the first motor is aligned parallel to the machine axis and meshes with a crown gear formed at the rotary carrier , and wherein the drive gear of the second motor is aligned parallel to the machine axis and meshes with a crown gear formed at the control element , characterised in that - the support element comprises a lower support element which is connected at its upper end to a middle support element , which forms a bearing section and comprises at least one first rotary bearing for the rotary carrier , - the middle support element is releasably connected to an upper support element , which in turn is releasably connected to the head plate , and - that the upper support element encloses an interior space , within which the drive gear of the first motor is arranged at least for the most part. <EOS>