Abstract: A winding machine (1) for winding up sensitive bobbin material (8), for example yarn or tape, arriving from a feeding apparatus (11) includes a winding spindle (4) being designed and arranged to be rotated by a drive. A unit (14) of the machine (1) serves to determine a signal which is approximately proportional to the tension of the bobbin material (8). The unit (14) includes an arm (15) being designed and arranged to be movable to a limited extent and only one roller (16) being arranged at the arm (15). The only one roller (16) is designed and arranged to guide the bobbin material (8) to contact the feeding apparatus (11) and the roller (16) without contacting other elements in between. Especially, the winding machine (1) may include a plurality of winding heads (30) each including a winding spindle (4), a traversing apparatus (10) and a unit (14) for winding up bobbin material (8) arriving from a plurality of feeding apparatuses (11).

Abstract: A winding apparatus and method for continuously winding yam onto a bobbin. The apparatus having a winding drum with winding spindles mounted thereon. The drum continuously rotates during the wind up process in which the package gets built up on the bobbin received on the winding spindle. A contact roller positioned upstream of the winding drum and contacting the bobbin and a drive for independently rotating the winding drum and the winding spindle with a sensors for sensing the respective rotational speed of the contact roller and the winding spindle. The signal of the sensors use to regulate the drive of the winding drum and the winding spindle such that the winding drum is continuously rotated during the winding process and the winding spindle is continuously moved away from the contact roller as the amount of yarn wound on the bobbin increase so that the contact roller remains in peripheral contact with the bobbin throughout the winding process.