Patent ID: 6013894
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: B23K,G11B,Y10S

Abstract:
Apparatus for texturing magnetic recording disk substrates, comprising:first spindle means for receiving a disk to be textured;second spindle means for subsequently receiving said disk to be textured, said second spindle means being positioned at a predetermined location relative to said first spindle means;first laser texturing means disposed relative to said first spindle means and operative to perform texturing operations on one side of said disk when it is mounted to said first spindle means;second laser texturing means disposed relative to said second spindle means and operative to perform texturing operations on a second side of said disk when it is mounted to said second spindle means; anddisk transport means operative to move said disk from said first spindle means to said second spindle means and to place a second disk on said first spindle means, wherein during a single texturing cycle different sides of disks mounted on said first and second spindle means are simultaneously textured.