Method for producing an endless belt

Method of producing an endless belt (1) from at least two metal plates (2, 3, 4), wherein the at least two metal plates (2, 3, 4) are introduced into at least one removable connection element (5, 5a), one edge (9, 10, 11, 12) of each leading, and form a composite board (6), whereupon free end edges (7, 8) of the composite board (6) which lie opposite the edges (9, 10, 11, 12) of the metal plates arranged in the at least one connection element (5) are bent towards one another and welded together, whereupon the at least one connection element (5, 5a) is removed and the edges (9, 10, 11, 12) of the metal plates (2, 3, 4) connected to one another beforehand by the at least one connection element (5) are bent towards one another and welded together, wherein three metal plates (2, 3, 4) are used to produce the belt (1) and two respectively adjacent metal plates (2, 3, 4) are connected to one another, each by at least one connection element (5, 5a), to form a composite board (6) from the three metal plates (2, 3, 4), the terminal, free end edges (7, 8) of which are then bent towards one another and welded together, whereupon at least a first connection element (5) disposed between a middle metal plate (3) and a first outer metal plate (2) is removed and the edges (9, 10) of the middle metal plate (3) and the first outer metal plate (2) connected to one another beforehand by the at least one first connection element (5) are bent towards one another and welded together, whereupon at least a second connection element (5a) disposed between the middle metal plate (3) and a second outer metal plate (4) is removed and edges (11, 12) of the middle and the second outer metal plates connected to one another beforehand by the at least one second connection element (5a) are bent towards one another and welded together.