Method and device for manufacturing a plastic record carrier

An apparatus for manufacturing a record carrier having a stratified structure and at least one data track, said apparatus comprising a mold having a surface with a pattern formed therein corresponding to the data track to be provided on the record carrier, means for supporting a planar, flexible substrate opposite said mold for movement towards and away from said surface, said mold having a cavity formed in the center of said surface for receiving a curable, fluid resin, said cavity being configured to mate with a central projection on the substrate so that upon movement of the substrate towards said mold, the projection enters said cavity and squeezes the resin in the cavity onto said surface, means for deforming said substrate into a convex form bulging toward said mold and for changing the configuration of said substrate from said convex to a planar form when said substrate contacts the resin on said surface as said substrate is moved towards said mold by said supporting means to thereby roll out the resin over said surface and means for covering the periphery of said substrate during curing of the resin.