Method for producing an adhesive tape , according to which a web-like textile carrier equipped with an adhesive coating is fed from a storage unit , further according to which the web-like carrier is cut longitudinally into the individual adhesive tapes using a laser unit , and according to which a plurality of laser units (4 1 , 5 1 ; 4 2 , 5 2 ; 4 3 , 5 3 ) are provided, which create the respective adhesive tapes in individual longitudinal segments (8 1 , 8 2 , 8 3 ) of the web-like carrier , characterized in that a central control unit is used to enable all of the laser units (4 1 , 5 1 ; 4 2 , 5 2 ; 4 3 , 5 3 ) to be actuated therewith in such a way that multiple adhesive tapes are cut in each longitudinal segment (8 1 , 8 2 , 8 3 ) with the aid of the associated laser unit (4 1 , 5 1 ; 4 2 , 5 2 ; 4 3 , 5 3 ), and for this purpose the respective laser unit (4 1 , 5 1 ; 4 2 , 5 2 ; 4 3 , 5 3 ) is equipped with a laser source and a beam deflection unit , wherein the beam deflection unit deflects the laser beam emitted by the laser unit for producing the individual adhesive tapes in the associated longitudinal segment (8 1 , 8 2 , 8 3 ), each in the longitudinal direction to create multiple cut edges of predefined length, wherein further the speed of the web-like carrier and that of the beam deflection unit are matched with one another, and a sensor for speed measurement is assigned to the web-like carrier that is fed from the storage unit in order to detect the speed of the web-like carrier , and wherein a speed signal from the sensor is processed by the central control unit and synchronised with the speed in order to actuate the beam deflection unit . a web-like textile carrier equipped with an adhesive coating is fed from a storage unit , further according to which the web-like carrier is cut longitudinally into the individual adhesive tapes using a laser unit , and according to which a plurality of laser units (4 1 , 5 1 ; 4 2 , 5 2 ; 4 3 , 5 3 ) are provided, which create the respective adhesive tapes in individual longitudinal segments (8 1 , 8 2 , 8 3 ) of the web-like carrier , characterized in that a central control unit is used to enable all of the laser units (4 1 , 5 1 ; 4 2 , 5 2 ; 4 3 , 5 3 ) to be actuated therewith in such a way that multiple adhesive tapes are cut in each longitudinal segment (8 1 , 8 2 , 8 3 ) with the aid of the associated laser unit (4 1 , 5 1 ; 4 2 , 5 2 ; 4 3 , 5 3 ), and for this purpose the respective laser unit (4 1 , 5 1 ; 4 2 , 5 2 ; 4 3 , 5 3 ) is equipped with a laser source and a beam deflection unit , wherein the beam deflection unit deflects the laser beam emitted by the laser unit for producing the individual adhesive tapes in the associated longitudinal segment (8 1 , 8 2 , 8 3 ), each in the longitudinal direction to create multiple cut edges of predefined length, wherein further the speed of the web-like carrier and that of the beam deflection unit are matched with one another, and a sensor for speed measurement is assigned to the web-like carrier that is fed from the storage unit in order to detect the speed of the web-like carrier , and wherein a speed signal from the sensor is processed by the central control unit and synchronised with the speed in order to actuate the beam deflection unit . <EOS>