Abstract: An apparatus adapted to join an insulated cable having an electrically conductive wire therein and a connector, having a cover and a body, the body having an electrically conductive element capable of piercing the insulation of the cable and being in electrical communication with the wire therein when the cable is joined to the connector, the cover and the body being capable of being secured together in such a manner as to hold the ribbon cable therebetween, the apparatus comprising, in combination:a loading die adapted to receive and to hold in spaced relation the cover, the body, and the cable, the loading die having positioning element associated therewith, the positioning element adapted to restrict the movement of the cover and the body in the loading die;a compression die associated with the loading die and capable of being moved relative to the loading die, and coming into pressure engagement with the body and the cover; andpressure applying component associated with the loading die and the compression