A method for consolidating a bridge structure of a rotating body having an axis of rotation (R) for an electric drive, at least having steps for balancing and rotation consolidation, wherein the balancing has at least the following steps: - rotating the rotating body about an axis of rotation (R) at an imbalance determination speed (U) in order to detect an imbalance of the rotating body , - determining the imbalance of the rotating body , - attaching or removing, at a standstill speed (S), at least one balancing weight to or from the rotating body in order to compensate for the imbalance, wherein the rotation consolidation has at least the following step: - rotating the rotating body about the axis of rotation (R) at a consolidation speed (V) , wherein the consolidation speed (V) is greater than the imbalance determination speed (U), wherein the rotating body is a rotor lamination, a rotor lamination stack, a rotor or an electrical machine and wherein at least one bridge structure is arranged on the outer circumference of at least one rotor lamination, wherein the magnitude of the consolidation speed (V) is set such that, after the rotation consolidation, at least one bridge structure of the rotating body has a degree of elongation of at least 0.2 percent inclusive to 1 percent inclusive, preferably 0.5 percent. wherein the balancing has at least the following steps: - rotating the rotating body about an axis of rotation (R) at an imbalance determination speed (U) in order to detect an imbalance of the rotating body , - determining the imbalance of the rotating body , - attaching or removing, at a standstill speed (S), at least one balancing weight to or from the rotating body in order to compensate for the imbalance, - rotating the rotating body about an axis of rotation (R) at an imbalance determination speed (U) in order to detect an imbalance of the rotating body , - determining the imbalance of the rotating body , - attaching or removing, at a standstill speed (S), at least one balancing weight to or from the rotating body in order to compensate for the imbalance, wherein the rotation consolidation has at least the following step: - rotating the rotating body about the axis of rotation (R) at a consolidation speed (V) , wherein the consolidation speed (V) is greater than the imbalance determination speed (U), wherein the rotating body is a rotor lamination, a rotor lamination stack, a rotor or an electrical machine and wherein at least one bridge structure is arranged on the outer circumference of at least one rotor lamination, - rotating the rotating body about the axis of rotation (R) at a consolidation speed (V) , wherein the consolidation speed (V) is greater than the imbalance determination speed (U), wherein the rotating body is a rotor lamination, a rotor lamination stack, a rotor or an electrical machine and wherein at least one bridge structure is arranged on the outer circumference of at least one rotor lamination, wherein the magnitude of the consolidation speed (V) is set such that, after the rotation consolidation, at least one bridge structure of the rotating body has a degree of elongation of at least 0.2 percent inclusive to 1 percent inclusive, preferably 0.5 percent. <EOS>