Abstract: A device for cleaning the surfaces of a moving flanged reel consists essentially of an assembly of nozzles which are provided with electrical discharge means and direct charged gas onto the reel and are arranged adjacent to the path along which the reel is transported, and a suction device for withdrawing the particles, etc. removed from the reel. Other embodiments of the invention concern the positioning of the nozzles, the arrangement of the suction device, the positioning of the reel during the cleaning process and an advantageous device for conveying a plurality of reels to be cleaned one after the other.The cleaning device of the invention can be used to clean flanged reels of all types on which strip materials susceptible to dust such as photographic film and magnetic tape, especially magnetic tape for date and video recording, are to be wound.