Device for crimping a plastically deforming metal pole shoe around the end of a cable

An apparatus for crimping a plastically deforming metal pole shoe around the end of a cable that has been inserted into it, said apparatus comprising an anvil, a die, a sensor, and a comparator, wherein the shoe is placed on the anvil and the die is advanced toward it, deforming the shoe, and wherein the sensor emits a signal once the shoe has been deformed to the maximum, and the comparator compares the signal with a reference and emits either an "accept" signal or a "reject" signal, the improvement comprising a cable-end trimmer that cuts part-way or all the way through the cable in response to a "reject" signal emitted by the comparator, said crimping apparatus and said trimmer being arranged such that the cable end remains substantially stationary between a crimping operation and a subsequent cutting operation following a reject signal.