Abstract: A method and apparatus for the reeling of a ribbon-like or filamentary material fed to a bobbin winder and wound up in cross winding with precision winding provides for the integrals of the angular velocity (impulses) of the bobbin to be recorded by a first sensor and the integrals of the angular velocity of the drive for the traversing thread guide by a second sensor, the sums of the integrals of the angular velocity to be compared with each other and the drive for the traversing thread guide to be regulated depending on this. The impulses of the first sensor are added in a first allocated counter and the impulses of the second sensor in a second allocated counter during the entire winding operation.

Abstract: A winding device for a yarn (1), in particular for winding a inelastic yarn (1) about a foundation (2). The device, optionally, includes a yarn guide unit (4) upstream from foundation (2). A rotary drive (5) for the foundation (2) and an unwinding device (6) for the yarn (1) are provided, with the unwinding device (6) including an unwinding drive (8) for unwinding yarn (1) from a supply package or yarn source (7). A yarn tension regulator (9) is embodied, in particular, as a compensating arm mechanism and which produces a feedback signal to an electrical or electronic control (10), such that even extreme yarn tension variations coming from the foundation are reduced and a largely constant yarn tension on the foundation can be achieved without problems.