A container holder which may be used in a container processing step as performed with a filling machine, a capping machine or the like to hold a container when positioning the latter is disclosed. A remodelling apparatus enables an efficient and reliable remodelling of a multi-purpose container holder (308) which can be used with a variety of containers. The container holder includes a body in which a plurality of fingers (container holding means) are disposed for movement toward and away from the center of the holder. The container holder is conveyed on a remodelling line (302) which includes a resetting apparatus (310) for returning the respective fingers to their home positions which are used as a reference for positioning, container model insertion means for inserting into the container holder a container model (344) having an outer profile slightly greater than the profile of a particular container to be held therein, and a pusher (354) for moving the fingers into abutment against the container model to position them.
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