Method for producing a honeycomb body

A method for producing a honeycomb body for a catalytic converter for treating exhaust gases, comprising the steps of:

• providing a plurality of flow ducts, through which gas flows from an inlet end to an outlet end;
• providing a plurality of metal layers lying on top of one another;
• providing a housing;
• providing a metal strip;
• providing a holding device;
• forming a plurality of corrugated sections in the metal strip, such that each of the plurality of corrugated sections are adjacent to one another;
• creating a pre-bend of the metal strip in the end region of each of the plurality of corrugated sections;
• folding the plurality of corrugated sections of the metal strip onto one another and into the holding device such that the individual corrugated sections are alternately folded onto one another in opposite directions, creating a layer stack within the holding device;
• inserting the layer stack into the housing by moving the layer stack from the holding device to the housing;
• and
• joining the layer stack to the housing in contact regions between the layer stack and the housing.