The present invention, one course or multi-container supply unit of track or one track or multi-track container stream and (4.1 and 4.2), rotates about the central axis, at least one processing unit (5) and a design carousel (12), in the region of the processing device (5) has at least one application device (8), by a coating apparatus, at least one pressure-sensitive adhesive or adhesive and / or at least one adhesive agent or adhesive buildup is, container (3) can be applied on or next to, wide container from the container stream by the gas inlet (3) of container flow of more than one single-lane width (4.1 and 4 is changed to .2), an apparatus (1) for forming a bundle (2). At least one processing unit (5) is provided for each container flow (4.1 and 4.2), each of the design carousel each processor (5), a plurality of lower side of the guide (6) and / or upper guide (7) provided for the container (3), immediately after the design carousel (12) or the discharge device (13), a group of a predetermined number of containers (3), compression and temporary pressing by grouping and / or compression unit or group and / or compression section (22) is provided for, the grouping and / or compression unit or group and / or compression section, the container (3), gathered into bundles downstream of the processing device (5), it is further conveyed.