Winding device for winding a material to be wound and method for operating a winding device for winding a material to be wound

A winding device for winding a material to be wound, with a winding mandrel provided for carrying a carrier of material to be wound in a winding process, with a transporting unit on which at least a component of the winding mandrel is arranged, and with a positioning unit provided for changing a spatial position of the transporting unit, wherein the transporting unit is embodied as a pivot arm, wherein the positioning unit is provided for at least substantially adjusting a spatial end position of the transporting unit according to requirement, wherein the transporting unit is in at least one operating state provided for receiving a carrier of material to be wound which is arranged and is to be processed in a feed unit for carriers of material to be wound, and for transporting said carrier of material to be wound via an axial translational movement and a pivot movement, into a winding operative position, wherein at least one winding process is carried out, wherein the material to be wound is wound onto the carrier of material to be wound and/or is wound off from the carrier of material to be wound, wherein the transporting unit is in the winding operative position during the winding process.