Abstract: A method and apparatus for making electrical harnesses of flat cable (30) terminated at respective opposite ends in electrical connectors (13) with individual conductors electrically connected to corresponding contacts of rows of contacts in conductor-receiving faces of the connectors (13). The flat cable (30) is fed longitudinally along a path extending towards a terminating station adjacent the feed path (12) along which the contact rows extend and a loop is formed in a leading end with the plane of the cable (30) and the loop axis extending perpendicularly to the contact rows and conductor-receiving faces. The leading and trailing ends of the cable loop are then rotated in opposite senses through 90.degree. to extend parallel to the plane of the conductor-receiving faces of the connectors (13) with individual conductors aligned with respective contacts and terminated therein.

Abstract: In a method of, and apparatus for, mating an insulating housing of an electrical connector and a cover for the housing, to terminate an electrical conductor inserted between the housing and the cover, to an electrical terminal in the housing, the leading connector of a row of connectors fed towards a support, is positioned on the support, the conductor is inserted between the cover and the connector and a terminating punch is applied to the cover to mate it with the housing. The connectors of the row are detachably joined together in the form of a strip and a column of covers is also fed in the direction of the support to position the leading cover of the column between the punch and the support. When the housing of the leading connector has been mated with the leading cover, the leading connector and the next following connector of the strip are relatively displaced to detach the leading connector from the strip.