A machine for winding suture into a suture tray package comprising: - a base platform - a plurality of package nests , each package nest comprising at least two locating pins extending up from the package nests , - a first workstation for placing an empty tray onto one of the package nests , - a further workstation for feeding a needle with an attached suture in the tray and parking said needle in the tray, - a winding station for winding the suture into a winding channel of the tray, said winding station comprising - - a rotatable winding head with a plurality of configurable suture guiding pins , the guiding pins being configured as to engage the floor of the tray and to keep it flat, - - a suture control arm , said suture control arm having a proximal end , a distal end , a top side and a bottom side, said distal end of the suture control arm having a front standoff and a rear standoff incorporating a suture guiding channel , - - a base member for mounting the suture control arm to the base platform , - an offloading station for removing said trays from the package nests , characterized in that - the winding station further comprises a stripper plate for pushing the wound suture off the suture guiding pins , and in that the machine further comprises: - a lid placement station for placing a lid onto one of the package nests , and - a a lid attachment station for attaching the lid to the tray . - a base platform - a plurality of package nests , each package nest comprising at least two locating pins extending up from the package nests , - a first workstation for placing an empty tray onto one of the package nests , - a further workstation for feeding a needle with an attached suture in the tray and parking said needle in the tray, - a winding station for winding the suture into a winding channel of the tray, said winding station comprising - - a rotatable winding head with a plurality of configurable suture guiding pins , the guiding pins being configured as to engage the floor of the tray and to keep it flat, - - a suture control arm , said suture control arm having a proximal end , a distal end , a top side and a bottom side, said distal end of the suture control arm having a front standoff and a rear standoff incorporating a suture guiding channel , - - a base member for mounting the suture control arm to the base platform , - - a rotatable winding head with a plurality of configurable suture guiding pins , the guiding pins being configured as to engage the floor of the tray and to keep it flat, - - a suture control arm , said suture control arm having a proximal end , a distal end , a top side and a bottom side, said distal end of the suture control arm having a front standoff and a rear standoff incorporating a suture guiding channel , - - a base member for mounting the suture control arm to the base platform , - an offloading station for removing said trays from the package nests , characterized in that - the winding station further comprises a stripper plate for pushing the wound suture off the suture guiding pins , and in that the machine further comprises: - a lid placement station for placing a lid onto one of the package nests , and - a a lid attachment station for attaching the lid to the tray . - a lid placement station for placing a lid onto one of the package nests , and - a a lid attachment station for attaching the lid to the tray . <EOS>