Patent ID: 8613354

Claim:
An apparatus for transporting PET-bottles, comprising: a conveyor belt for transporting the PET-bottles in a single lane, wherein the PET-bottles are abutting one another most of the time; a first guide rail on one side of the conveyor belt and a second guide rail on another side of the conveyor belt; guiding inserts, each guiding insert supported by its respective guide rail, wherein a surface of each guiding insert facing the PET-bottles is in contact with the PET-bottles during transport; a polymer material at least on a surface of each guiding insert in contact with the PET-bottles, wherein a modulus of elasticity of the polymer material at 23° C. is larger than a modulus of elasticity of PET and at 100° C. is reduced by less than 20%; and means for supplying a lubricant and/or water to the surface of each guiding insert to maintain friction with the PET-bottles and the surface of each guiding insert within a predefined interval.