the invention relates to a device for laminating a layered structure , consisting of at least two plastic strips in sections , comprising successive panels with designs , for producing plastic cards along a conveyor path . said device comprises heating and cooling devices which are positioned one behind the other and consist of individual compression elements , located on a common support , whose temperature can be controlled and which accommodate a whole number of panels and a drive unit which displaces opposing compression belts which can be driven intermittently in a direction of transport and between which the plastic strips can be displaced in sections through the heating and cooling devices . the aim of the invention is to provide a device which permits the production of plastic cards with a higher laminate quality . to this end , the compression elements are mounted so that they can be displaced in the direction of the conveyor path against a restoring force which acts upon their initial position .