Manufacturing method and manufacturing apparatus of magnetic recording medium.

摘要

A manufacturing apparatus for forming an oxidation layer by vacuum processing method and forming a lubrication layer immediately afterwards in a same vacuum chamber by vacuum deposition method, comprises a conveying device for conveying the magnetic recording medium having the protect layer formed on the ferromagnetic metal thin film,along a predetermined conveying route, a vacuum deposition device for forming the lubrication layer installed on the conveying route, and an oxidation layer forming device disposed immediately before the vacuum deposition device on the conveying route.