presented are a device and a method to produce helical coils from a filament , preferably consisting of plastic . a rotatable winding spindle and an associated filament - shaping device are provided to wind up the filament in a helical pattern , whereby the winding spindle extends beyond the filament - shaping device in the feed direction of the filament to be wound up . viewed in the feed direction of the filament to be wound onto the winding spindle , a pressing device is provided downstream of the filament - shaping device that presses the filament against the winding spindle and is designed to generate a predominantly adequate friction contact between the filament and the winding spindle so that the rotation of the winding spindle essentially takes along the filament into the winding direction .