Metallic endless press band having an embossed surface for use in double band presses in the manufacture of laminates

In an endless metallic press band having an embossing pattern thereon particularly for use in double band presses for the manufacture of laminates having textured surfaces, said endless band being formed with a transverse weld seam, the improvement comprising that said endless band consists essentially of a material which is a metal alloy wherein said metal alloy is selected from the group consisting of beryllium-copper alloy, copper-cobalt-beryllium alloy and copper-nickel-beryllium alloy, which can be precipitation hardened or altered in its crystal structure by heat or radiation treatment and that after hardening, or after treatment, the metal structure at the welding seam is identical with the unwelded base material to the extent that no hardness and crystal structure differences which might impair the texture depth result when texturing the surface by knurling, etching or mechanical engraving.