Crimping machine

A crimping machine, comprising:

• a storage arrangement for separated contact elements;
• a device for transporting the separated contact elements to a crimp head;
• and
• a centering device for positioning a conductor end section with respect to the crimp head;
• wherein:
• the storage arrangement has three or more feeding bowls, each of the three or more feeding bowls comprising a respective separation device;
• the three or more feeding bowls convey, via the respective separation devices of the three or more feeding bowls, into a single, common conveyor, through which all elements are conveyed to the crimp head;
• the respective separation devices of the three or more feeding bowls end in a single, common conveyor section of the single common conveyor so that the elements are guided from the respective separation devices of the three or more feeding bowls to the crimp head;
• at least two of the three or more feeding bowls are designed with a common vibration drive and can be driven via a common control unit;
• and
• the crimping machine is configured for crimping contact elements with the conductor end section, wherein the common vibration drive is a single vibration drive shared by and operable to vibrate each of the at least two feeding bowls designed with the common vibration drive.