Device with a toroidal core retaining element for winding toroidal cores , which can be guided in the toroidal core retaining device, with a wire comprising a multiplicity of wire sections , and further comprising: a substantially circular needle roller , arranged in a winding plane substantially parallel to the wire and mounted such as to be rotatably movable and which can be positioned relative to the toroidal core retaining element in such a way that the needle roller winds a wire section located in the winding plane through and about a toroidal core guided in the toroidal core retaining element when in operation, wherein the needle roller further comprises: a deflecting roller , which is rotationally mounted in a first recess in the winding plane at the needle roller , and is designed such as to wind the wire section located in the winding plane through and about the toroidal core when in operation; characterized in that the needle roller further comprises a baffle plate , which is arranged in a second recess in the winding plane , adjacent to the first recess at the needle roller , and which is designed to guide the wire which is to be wound, during operation, via a guide groove between the winding plane and a storing plane arranged substantially parallel to the winding plane , and the device further comprises: a multiplicity of storing elements arranged in the storing plane , which are mounted in a stationary and rotatable manner, and are designed to store the wire sections located in the storing plane . a substantially circular needle roller , arranged in a winding plane substantially parallel to the wire and mounted such as to be rotatably movable and which can be positioned relative to the toroidal core retaining element in such a way that the needle roller winds a wire section located in the winding plane through and about a toroidal core guided in the toroidal core retaining element when in operation, wherein the needle roller further comprises: a deflecting roller , which is rotationally mounted in a first recess in the winding plane at the needle roller , and is designed such as to wind the wire section located in the winding plane through and about the toroidal core when in operation; characterized in that the needle roller further comprises a baffle plate , which is arranged in a second recess in the winding plane , adjacent to the first recess at the needle roller , and which is designed to guide the wire which is to be wound, during operation, via a guide groove between the winding plane and a storing plane arranged substantially parallel to the winding plane , a deflecting roller , which is rotationally mounted in a first recess in the winding plane at the needle roller , and is designed such as to wind the wire section located in the winding plane through and about the toroidal core when in operation; characterized in that the needle roller further comprises a baffle plate , which is arranged in a second recess in the winding plane , adjacent to the first recess at the needle roller , and which is designed to guide the wire which is to be wound, during operation, via a guide groove between the winding plane and a storing plane arranged substantially parallel to the winding plane , and the device further comprises: a multiplicity of storing elements arranged in the storing plane , which are mounted in a stationary and rotatable manner, and are designed to store the wire sections located in the storing plane . <EOS>