Patent ID: 7152310

Claim:
A crimping installation for the production of cable sections having a crimping contact connected at opposite ends thereof comprising: a tape drive for feeding a length of cable; a separation and stripping station for cutting a cable section from the length of cable and stripping insulation from adjacent cable ends; and a first crimping station for connecting a crimping contact to a leading end of the cable section and a second crimping station for connecting a crimping contact to a trailing end of the cable section, each said crimping station having at least two device stations mounted on a device platform, each said device station having an associated crimp device and an associated supply of the crimping contacts, and each said crimping station having a crimp press mounted on said device platform, said at least two device stations being movable on said device platform to and away from said crimp press whereby said crimp press individually operates each said crimp device, when said associated one of said at least two device stations is moved to said crimp press, to connect one of the leading and trailing ends with one of the crimping contacts from said associated supply.