Twist application device with an adjustable distance between the conductor ends

An apparatus comprising:

• a feed device configured to feed at least two conductors to another device, said feed device including at least two first clamping devices, each of the at least two first clamping devices comprises at least two first clamping jaws configured to clamp conductor ends of said at least two conductors, said at least two first clamping devices being movable, relative to one another, in a clamping position in a direction of movement that allows a distance between clamped conductor ends to be altered;
• a further processing device configured to receive conductors from said feed device, said further processing device including second clamping jaws configured to clamp said conductor ends when said feed device and said further processing device are moved relative to one another into a transfer position in which the at least two first clamping devices and the second clamping jaws are located opposite one another to facilitate transfer of said conductor ends from said feed device to said further processing device;
• a controller;
• a drive coupled to the controller;
• and
• said controller being configured to communicate with said drive and said drive being connected to said at least two first clamping devices to control operation thereof, said controller and said drive being configured to control movement of said at least two first clamping devices, including being configured to move said at least two first clamping devices relative to one another in said clamping position in said direction of movement so as to alter said distance between clamped conductor ends to a selected, adjustable value,
• wherein each of said at least two first clamping jaws, when located in a fully-open position, define an intermediate space therebetween, and a width of the intermediate space being equal to a length of a clamping surface of the at least two first clamping jaws while a height of the intermediate space being equal to a spacing of said at least two first clamping jaws from one another, when said at least two first clamping jaws are located in the fully-open position, and the width of the intermediate space is greater than the height of the intermediate space;
• said at least two first clamping devices are rotatable relative to one another in said clamping position and said controller and said drive are configured to rotate said at least two first clamping devices, relative to one another in said clamping position, so as to alter said distance between clamped conductor ends.