Manufacturing apparatus and manufacturing method of solid polymer film with catalyst deposited thereon

An apparatus for manufacturing a solid polymer film and catalyst assembly for a fuel cell, the assembly comprising a solid polymer film and a catalyst deposited thereon, the apparatus comprising:

• a heater for preheating the solid polymer film thereby yielding a preheated solid polymer film;
• a hot press machine for pressing together and heating a catalyst carrier substrate comprising a transfer substrate and a catalyst on one side thereof, and the preheated solid polymer film, while the catalyst and the solid polymer film are in contact thereby forming a joined member;
• a cooling machine for cooling the catalyst carrier substrate from its transfer substrate side before the catalyst comes into contact with the pre-heated solid polymer film;
• a separating machine for separating the transfer substrate from the joined member thereby forming the assembly;
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• a cooling machine for cooling the joined member prior to separating the transfer substrate from the joined member.