A method for splicing together metal webs

It is a method of connecting a tape end of a first metal strip with the strip start of a second metal strip, in particular in strip processing plants, wherein the band end and the beginning of the tape above the other to form an overlap and are interconnected in the region of overlap at a plurality of connecting points by means of clinching without transection become. This method is characterized in that the thickness of the strip end of the first metal strip and / or the thickness of the strip beginning of the second metal strip before bonding are measured, and that the clinch-joining process in dependence on the measured thickness or the measured thicknesses controlled or regulated becomes.