A method and an apparatus are disclosed for the production of electrical energy storage devices, in which two separators are fed alongside one another, two anode feeders arrange in an alternating manner a succession of anodes one after the other between the two separators, two cathode feeders arrange a succession of cathodes one after the other on the outer sides of the two separators in an alternating manner so that only one cathode is superimposed on each anode, after which a cutting device separates various discrete elements, each consisting of only one anode and only one cathode with the interposition of portions of the two separators.