| abstract |
A method of manufacturing a magnetic recording medium and an apparatus for manufacturing a magnetic recording medium having a good squareness ratio are provided. A method of manufacturing a magnetic recording medium comprising a belt-like support and a magnetic layer containing magnetic particles formed on the support, the coating liquid containing magnetic particles above the transported support. A coating step of forming a magnetic coating layer by coating the magnetic particles, an orientation drying step of orienting the magnetic particles of the magnetic coating layer perpendicularly to the surface of the support, and drying the magnetic coating layer using hot air; In the orientation drying step, the magnetic particles are oriented by a plurality of pairs of permanent magnets with different polarities facing each other across the support to be conveyed, and hot air is applied to the support from between the pairs of permanent magnets. The magnetic coating layer is dried by supplying in the vertical direction, and in the orientation section from the most upstream pair of permanent magnets to the most downstream pair of permanent magnets in the transport direction, by a plurality of pairs of permanent magnets. Support surface of magnetic field to be formed Definitive direction is the same direction. [Selection] Figure 4 |