A machine for unwinding a strand of material, the machine comprising: a first package unwind station, configured to unwind a strand from a first package loaded into the first package unwind station to a downstream infeed location, wherein the first package unwind station includes a first apparatus with a first unpowered rotatable arm that includes a first rotational axis and a first strand guide, wherein rotation of the first rotatable arm around the first rotational axis defines a first circular path for a distal end of the first strand guide; a second package unwind station, configured to unwind a strand from a second package loaded into the second package unwind station to the downstream infeed location, wherein the second package unwind station includes a second apparatus with a second unpowered rotatable arm that includes a second rotational axis and a second strand guide, wherein rotation of the second rotatable arm around the second rotational axis defines a second circular path for a distal end of the second strand guide; and a first collapsible splice trigger with a first strand contact surface, wherein the first collapsible splice trigger is disposed circumferentially between the first rotational axis and the second rotational axis characterized in that the machine further comprises a splice wrap housing, wherein the splice wrap housing is disposed circumferentially between the first collapsible splice trigger and the second circular path, wherein disposed circumferentially means with respect to reference lines radiating out from the downstream infeed location; wherein the splice wrap housing has a splice wrap strand contact surface with a splice wrap contact surface nearest point that is radially nearest to the downstream infeed location; the splice wrap contact surface nearest point is radially nearer to the downstream infeed location than the first strand contact surface farthest point; wherein the second circular path has a second circular path farthest point that is radially farthest from the downstream infeed location; and the second circular path farthest point is radially farther from the downstream infeed location than the splice wrap contact surface nearest point. a first package unwind station, configured to unwind a strand from a first package loaded into the first package unwind station to a downstream infeed location, wherein the first package unwind station includes a first apparatus with a first unpowered rotatable arm that includes a first rotational axis and a first strand guide, wherein rotation of the first rotatable arm around the first rotational axis defines a first circular path for a distal end of the first strand guide; a second package unwind station, configured to unwind a strand from a second package loaded into the second package unwind station to the downstream infeed location, wherein the second package unwind station includes a second apparatus with a second unpowered rotatable arm that includes a second rotational axis and a second strand guide, wherein rotation of the second rotatable arm around the second rotational axis defines a second circular path for a distal end of the second strand guide; and a first collapsible splice trigger with a first strand contact surface, wherein the first collapsible splice trigger is disposed circumferentially between the first rotational axis and the second rotational axis characterized in that the machine further comprises a splice wrap housing, wherein the splice wrap housing is disposed circumferentially between the first collapsible splice trigger and the second circular path, wherein disposed circumferentially means with respect to reference lines radiating out from the downstream infeed location; wherein the splice wrap housing has a splice wrap strand contact surface with a splice wrap contact surface nearest point that is radially nearest to the downstream infeed location; the splice wrap contact surface nearest point is radially nearer to the downstream infeed location than the first strand contact surface farthest point; wherein the second circular path has a second circular path farthest point that is radially farthest from the downstream infeed location; and the second circular path farthest point is radially farther from the downstream infeed location than the splice wrap contact surface nearest point.