Apparatus and process for producing optical recording medium

A method for producing an optical recording medium by curing a curable resin between a substrate and a mold, comprising:

• a resin applying step in which said curable resin is applied to a surface of said substrate;
• a transporting step for transporting said substrate to which said curable resin has been applied to a position where a mold is fixed, and placing said substrate on said mold such that the surface of said substrate to which said curable resin has been applied faces said mold;
• a sealing step for hermetically sealing an opening in said mold upon placing said substrate on said mold;
• a resin curing step for curing said curable resin which has been sandwiched between said mold and said substrate after said transporting step;
• and
• a separating step for separating the resin that has been cured by said resin curing mechanism, together with said substrate, from said mold.

A method of producing an optical recording medium comprising:

• providing a substrate;
• applying a curable resin to a surface of said substrate;
• transporting said substrate to a fixed position mold;
• placing said substrate on said mold such that said curable resin is sandwiched therebetween;
• hermetically sealing an opening in said mold upon placing said substrate on said mold;
• curing said curable resin;
• and
• separating said substrate and said curable resin from said mold.