The invention relates to a method for producing a cable involving the following method steps: producing a cable with an electrical conductor, which contains at least one component consisting of a polymer that is capable of cross-linking; winding said cable into a bundle, and; treating this bundle under method conditions which induce a cross-linking of the polymer that is capable of cross-linking. The invention also relates to a device for producing a cable having at least one component which is formed by a polymer that is capable of cross-linking. The inventive device comprises: a polymer application device by means of which said polymeric component is applied to, introduced into or otherwise delivered to the cable; a winding device with which said cable provided with the polymer that is capable of cross-linking is wound into a bundle, and; a bundle treating device in which the bundle is treated under predetermined process conditions that, at least in part, induce the cross-linking of the polymer component which is capable of cross-linking.