Abstract: An apparatus for joining flat electrical components uses a flexible foil with electrical conductor tracks and an electrically conductive adhesive. A workpiece receptacle receives workpieces to be joined, and a heatable die is pressed against the workpiece receptacle and in so doing adhesively bonds the workpieces under the influence of heat and pressure and electrically conductively joins them to one another. Resiliently supported metal peripheral elements which are disposed on both sides next to the workpiece receptacle, are adapted in terms of their spacing to the width of the respective workpiece. In particular, LCD components and printed circuit boards are joined together, for example for on-board computers for motor vehicles, for telephones and for other devices equipped with liquid crystal displays.