Abstract: Wire drawn from a tensioned supply into the wire inlet to a reciprocating and oscillating shuttle of a high speed stator winding machine is frictionally restrained by a convex friction plate when the shuttle approaches the end of each of its forward strokes. The friction plate is mounted on the rearward end of the shuttle and has a wire-engaging surface spaced rearwardly of and confronting the wire inlet to the shuttle. To optimize the restraint on the wire, adjustments are provided to vary both the length of time during which the wire is engaged with the wire-engaging surface and the length of the surface so engaged.

Abstract: The winding forms of a 2-pole stator winder located most remotely from the wire sources are encompassed within a wire control device that restricts outward ballooning of the wires from the winding head. The wire control device is movable to a position remote from the winding forms to permit removal of the winding forms from the winding area.