Method of producing an inductor

A method for producing an inductor, the method comprising:

• a first step of preparing a heat press machine including
• a first mold,
• a second mold separated from the first mold by an interval in a press direction, and smaller than the first mold,
• a frame member surrounding a periphery of the second mold, separated from the first mold by an interval in the press direction, and movable with respect to the second mold in the press direction, and
• a fluid and flexible sheet disposed on a press surface of the second mold, the press surface facing the first mold;
• and
• a second step of heat pressing a magnetic sheet containing magnetic particles and a thermosetting resin and smaller than the fluid and flexible sheet and a plurality of wires adjacent and separated from each other by an interval between the wires using the heat press machine to produce an inductor including the plurality of adjacent wires and a magnetic layer traversing and covering the plurality of adjacent wires and the magnetic layer containing magnetic particles and a cured product of a thermosetting resin,
• wherein the second step includes
• a third step of setting the magnetic sheet and the plurality of wires so that the magnetic sheet and the plurality of wires overlap the fluid and flexible sheet when being projected in the press direction,
• a fifth step of pressing the frame member to the first mold, and
• a sixth step of heat pressing the magnetic sheet and the plurality of wires through the fluid and flexible sheet and a release sheet by moving the second mold close to the first mold.