Abstract: A winding machine with a swivelling cross-beam, with pairs of winding arms, movable on guidewalls of the cross-beam and receiving one roll for each pair, as well as with drive shafts, aligned in parallel with the swivelling axis of the cross-beam, from which drive shafts the winding drive is taken for a plurality of rolls. In parallel with the cross-beam a number of drive shafts, corresponding to the number of pairs of winding arms, is arranged. In each case one drive shaft within a pair of winding arms is coupled in a form-locking manner with the winding drive unit of the roll. On, at least, one end of the cross-beam the driving motors are arranged according to the number of the drive shafts.