Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing gilled metal pipes (1). According to said method, at least one continuous, gill-forming strip (4) is applied to a rotating pipe body (2) at a tangent and unwound onto the pipe body in an approximately helical line. The side of the strip facing towards the pipe body (2) is connected to the pipe surface by means of a welding device (8), using an additional material. The welding process is optimised and the finishing quality increased by moulding a web that is bent at right angles to the strip that forms the gills before said strip is unwound onto the pipe body (2). The strip is preferably bent into a U-shape and the web, which runs between the two limbs of the U-shape, is guided flatly on the pipe body.