Abstract: A crimp height adjustment mechanism is disclosed for use in a crimping machine having an anvil and a ram carrying a crimping die. The ram is secured against rotation and guided for reciprocal movement along a ram axis for moving the crimping die toward and away from the anvil. A drive member is connected for reciprocating the ram. The adjustment mechanism includes a first member fixed with respect to the anvil and having a first threaded portion of a first thread pitch extending along an adjustment axis parallel to the ram axis. A second member has a second threaded portion coaxial to the first threaded portion. The second threaded portion has a second thread pitch which differs from the first thread pitch. The second member is secured against rotation and coupled to move the ram linearly along the ram axis. A third member has both a third threaded portion which is threadedly engaged with the first threaded portion, and a fourth threaded portion which is threadedly engaged with the second threaded portion.

Abstract: A machine for inserting terminals (12) into housings (10) on an electrical device (4) comprises an inserting apparatus (34) in combination with a turntable assembly (32). The turntable assembly comprises a main turntable (38) and a plurality of secondary turntables (40) on the main turntable. The secondary turntables (40) are individually rotatable with respect to the main turntable (38) so that an electrical device (4) mounted on a secondary turntable (40) can be reoriented thereby to permit a wide variety of insertion operations to be performed on the device, for example, where the terminals (12) must be inserted into housings (10) arranged in two or more rows. The secondary turntables can be rotated to position each row in alignment with the fixed insertion machine (34).