A method to wind an internal wound stator (102; 1014) comprising:- providing a winding arbor (116; 1100) including an interior (234; 1102) and a feeding port (184; 1114), the feeding port being provided at a central portion of the arbor (116; 1100), and a conductive wire passing through the interior of the arbor (116; 1100) and exiting the arbor at the feeding port (184; 1114); providing a stator (102; 1014), having a generally cylindrical shape with an interior opening (330, 332) and a plurality of axial slots (104; 1018), the interior opening having a diameter larger than an exterior dimension of the winding arbor (116; 1100); providing a movable member for moving at least one of the winding arbor (116; 1100) and the stator (102; 1014) with respect to one another in a manner that the winding arbor (116; 1100) moves longitudinally into the interior opening (330, 332) of the stator (102; 1014) in a first direction and longitudinally out of the interior opening (330, 332) of the stator (102; 1014) in a second direction; moving the stator (102; 1014) relative to the feeding port (184; 1114) of the winding arbor (116; 1100) along a first axial slot of the plurality of axial slots (104; 1018) in the first direction; rotating the stator (102; 1014) with respect to the winding arbor (116; 1100) to align the feeding port of the winding arbor (116; 1100) with a second axial slot of the plurality of axial slots (104; 1018); moving the stator (102; 1014) relative to the feeding port (184; 1014) of the winding arbor (116; 1100) along a second axial slot of the plurality of axial slots (104; 1018) in the second direction (200; 1131); and repeating the alternating longitudinal movement and rotation to fill each of the slots (104; 1018) of the stator (102; 1014) with the conductive wire (114, 1101), characterized in that the winding arbor (116; 1100) remains stationary during the winding process. providing a winding arbor (116; 1100) including an interior (234; 1102) and a feeding port (184; 1114), the feeding port being provided at a central portion of the arbor (116; 1100), and a conductive wire passing through the interior of the arbor (116; 1100) and exiting the arbor at the feeding port (184; 1114); providing a stator (102; 1014), having a generally cylindrical shape with an interior opening (330, 332) and a plurality of axial slots (104; 1018), the interior opening having a diameter larger than an exterior dimension of the winding arbor (116; 1100); providing a movable member for moving at least one of the winding arbor (116; 1100) and the stator (102; 1014) with respect to one another in a manner that the winding arbor (116; 1100) moves longitudinally into the interior opening (330, 332) of the stator (102; 1014) in a first direction and longitudinally out of the interior opening (330, 332) of the stator (102; 1014) in a second direction; moving the stator (102; 1014) relative to the feeding port (184; 1114) of the winding arbor (116; 1100) along a first axial slot of the plurality of axial slots (104; 1018) in the first direction; rotating the stator (102; 1014) with respect to the winding arbor (116; 1100) to align the feeding port of the winding arbor (116; 1100) with a second axial slot of the plurality of axial slots (104; 1018); moving the stator (102; 1014) relative to the feeding port (184; 1014) of the winding arbor (116; 1100) along a second axial slot of the plurality of axial slots (104; 1018) in the second direction (200; 1131); and repeating the alternating longitudinal movement and rotation to fill each of the slots (104; 1018) of the stator (102; 1014) with the conductive wire (114, 1101), characterized in that the winding arbor (116; 1100) remains stationary during the winding process.