Magnetic recording medium

Abstract

A magnetic tape of a linear magnetic recording system is provided that suppresses a lateral tape motion to realize a high track density. A body to be processed (magnetic tape) is allowed to travel in a prescribed direction between a supply roll and a winding troll through guide rolls at a speed, for instance, 400 m/minute. Then, a grinding and polishing tape (lapping tape) using an abrasive material having a particle diameter of 9 μm is moved to a direction the same as the above-described direction between a supply roll and a winding roll through a pressing roll at a speed, for instance, 14.4 cm/minute. The pressing roll presses the surface of a back coat layer side of the body to be processed by a guide block from an upper part to allow the grinding and polishing tape to come into contact with the surface of the back coat layer of the tape. Thus, a grinding and polishing (lapping) process is carried out to form a texture on the back coat layer.

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