A winding device provided with an inlet for drawing a string-shaped winding target member and configured to wind the winding target member includes: a drum having flanges at both end portions of a body in an axial direction thereof and provided rotatably about the an axis of the body,; a drive source configured to rotate the drum, a first guide portion configured to draw the winding target member along a first axis arranged substantially perpendicularly to the axis of the body in a skew relationship, a swing member provided swingably about the first axis, and a second guide portion attached to a tip end of the swing member to guide the winding target member from the first guide portion to the drum.

The invention relates to a winding machine (1). According to the invention a winding material supply guide (14) is guided for being displaced with a degree of freedom (19) relative to a frame (2) of the winding machine (1). When a winding material guiding structure (4) executes a compensating movement (23) along a degree of freedom (6) during the winding process due to an increase of the diameter of a wound package formed on a spindle (3), a corresponding movement of the winding material supply guide (14) along the degree of freedom (19) can be induced in a way such that a supply angle β of the winding material (11) to the winding material guiding structure (4) does not change during the winding process.

The invention relates to a winding machine (1). According to the invention a winding material supply guide (14) is guided for being displaced with a degree of freedom (19) relative to a frame (2) of the winding machine (1). When a winding material guiding structure (4) executes a compensating movement (23) along a degree of freedom (6) during the winding process due to an increase of the diameter of a wound package formed on a spindle (3), a corresponding movement of the winding material supply guide (14) along the degree of freedom (19) can be induced in a way such that a supply angle β of the winding material (11) to the winding material guiding structure (4) does not change during the winding process.

An automatic cable spooling device is provided, comprising a frame adapted to rotatably hold a spooling drum; a drum motor operatively connected to the drum; and a levelwind arm positioned adjacent to the drum. The levelwind arm is movable in a plane aligned with the rotational axis of the drum. The system further includes an arm motor operatively connected to the levelwind arm; and a microcontroller in communication with the arm motor. An arm encoder is adapted to sense a position of the arm motor and is in communication with the microcontroller. Likewise, a drum encoder is adapted to sense a position of the drum motor and is also in communication with the microcontroller. The position of the levelwind arm is controlled by the microcontroller based on the position of the drum, the spooling width, and a predetermined cable diameter.

A thread guide device for the winding apparatus of a workstation of a textile machine producing cross-wound bobbins, wherein the winding apparatus has a bobbin drive roller for rotating a cross-wound bobbin, and also a thread traversing device for traversing a thread running onto the surface of the cross-wound bobbin. In order, when winding a cross-wound bobbin during which a thread running onto the surface of a cross-wound bobbin is traversed and a thread traversing triangle thus results, to prevent thread length changes occurring which would have a negative effect on the winding result, there is provision according to the invention that the thread guide device has a spherically formed thread slide surface.

An automatic cable spooling device is provided, comprising a frame adapted to rotatably hold a spooling drum; a drum motor operatively connected to the drum; and a levelwind arm positioned adjacent to the drum. The levelwind arm is movable in a plane aligned with the rotational axis of the drum. The system further includes an arm motor operatively connected to the levelwind arm; and a microcontroller in communication with the arm motor. An arm encoder is adapted to sense a position of the arm motor and is in communication with the microcontroller. Likewise, a drum encoder is adapted to sense a position of the drum motor and is also in communication with the microcontroller. The position of the levelwind arm is controlled by the microcontroller based on the position of the drum, the spooling width, and a predetermined cable diameter.

An oscillating traverse coiler for flexible elongated materials apparatus, system, and method for use. The invention may include a reel having a first flange, a second flange, and a barrel between. The invention may include a take-up machine having a computer control that works in communication with a positioning system, which may include a frame, guide rails that traverse the frame with a motor, a computer controller, and a rotating materials guide for rotating pipe flexible elongated materials on the barrel of a reel.