Abstract: Manufacture of layer capacitors wherein several parent windings are wound on top of each other on a drum with separating layers of plastic wound-in between parent windings. The plastic material protrudes from the face surfaces of the parent windings. The face surfaces are covered with a sprayed metal layer. The parts protruding over the sprayed metal layer are removed before dividing the so-formed starting capacitor. The starting capacitor is opened by at least one radial cut, and divided along the parting lines into single parent capacitors. The parent capacitors or parts of the parent capacitors are sawed to form individual capacitors. The separating layers are made of plastic bands which, after the completion of the starting capacitor are brittle, at least in the regions which protrude from the sprayed metal layer. The protruding parts are brushed away, and the separating layers are removed after the division into single parent capacitors.