A pressure contact device with a laminated body of a plurality of foil layers, conductor paths formed on one or several foil layers, and a first and a second contact element (11, 21) which, in the inactive state, are spaced apart by means of a cavity and, in the active state, are mutually electrically connected, wherein the contact elements (11, 21) can be brought together under pressure, wherein - the plurality of foil layers comprises a first and a second contact layer (10, 20), - wherein the first contact element is formed as a first contact insert with at least one first electroconductive contact area in the first contact layer of the laminated body, wherein the softening temperature of the first contact insert is higher than the softening temperature of the first contact layer, and - wherein the second contact element is formed as a second contact insert with at least one second electroconductive contact area in the second contact layer of the laminated body, wherein the softening temperature of the second contact insert is higher than the softening temperature of the material of the second contact layer, and - wherein between the first contact layer and the second contact layer at least one central layer is arranged which has a recess in the region of the first contact element and the second contact element, said recess forming the cavity which separates the first and the second contact element from each other, - wherein the recess in the extension direction of the laminated body has smaller dimensions than the first contact insert, wherein the dimensions of the recess in the extension direction of the laminated body are smaller than the dimensions of the second contact insert, - and wherein the material of the central layer has a lower softening temperature than the material of the first and the second contact element, characterized in that the cavity is limited by the at least one central layer. - the plurality of foil layers comprises a first and a second contact layer (10, 20), - wherein the first contact element is formed as a first contact insert with at least one first electroconductive contact area in the first contact layer of the laminated body, wherein the softening temperature of the first contact insert is higher than the softening temperature of the first contact layer, and - wherein the second contact element is formed as a second contact insert with at least one second electroconductive contact area in the second contact layer of the laminated body, wherein the softening temperature of the second contact insert is higher than the softening temperature of the material of the second contact layer, and - wherein between the first contact layer and the second contact layer at least one central layer is arranged which has a recess in the region of the first contact element and the second contact element, said recess forming the cavity which separates the first and the second contact element from each other, - wherein the recess in the extension direction of the laminated body has smaller dimensions than the first contact insert, wherein the dimensions of the recess in the extension direction of the laminated body are smaller than the dimensions of the second contact insert, - and wherein the material of the central layer has a lower softening temperature than the material of the first and the second contact element,