Equipment (50a, 50c) for manufacturing a skin material (3, 4) in a method of manufacturing a clad material (1 a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f) composed of a core material (2, 6) and one or more skin materials (3, 4) that are superposed on either one or both faces of the core material (2, 6), the method of manufacturing the clad material (1 a, 1 b, 1 c, 1d, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f) comprising: a clad material preparation process where an ingot for core material, which is manufactured by dissolving and casting a metal for core material (2, 6) in a core material preparation process (S1a), and an ingot for skin material (25, 34), which is manufactured by dissolving and casting a metal for skin material (3, 4) different from the core material (2, 6) in their component compositions, in a skin material preparation process (S1b), are prepared, respectively; a superposition process (S2a) where the ingot for skin material (25, 34) is superposed as a skin material (3, 4) at a predetermined position of either one or both faces of the ingot for core material to manufacture a superposed material; and a clad hot-rolling process where the superposed material is hot-rolled to manufacture a clad material (1 a, 1 b, 1 c, 1 d, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f), wherein, in the skin material preparation process (S1b), at least one of the skin materials (3, 4) is manufactured by a slice process where an ingot for skin material (25, 34) manufactured by being dissolved and cast is sliced into a predetermined thickness, the equipment (50a, 50c) for manufacturing the skin material (3, 4) comprising: a casting apparatus (51 a, 51 b) which dissolves a metal for the skin material (3, 4) different from the core material (2, 6) in their component compositions, and casts the skin material (3, 4); an ingot-cutting apparatus which cuts an ingot for skin material (25, 34) which is cast by the casting apparatus (51 a, 51 b); and a conveying apparatus which conveys the ingot for skin material (25, 34) among each apparatus, wherein the ingot-cutting apparatus is a slicing apparatus which slices the ingot for skin material (25, 34) into a predetermined thickness, characterized in that the equipment (50a, 50c) for manufacturing the skin material (3, 4) further comprises an apparatus for surface smoothing treatment which performs a surface smoothing treatment on the skin material (3, 4) having a predetermined thickness which is cut by the ingot-cutting apparatus, and, in that the slicing apparatus is an apparatus which slices the ingot for skin material (25, 34) installed horizontally, in parallel to the installation face of the ingot for skin material (25, 34). a clad material preparation process where an ingot for core material, which is manufactured by dissolving and casting a metal for core material (2, 6) in a core material preparation process (S1a), and an ingot for skin material (25, 34), which is manufactured by dissolving and casting a metal for skin material (3, 4) different from the core material (2, 6) in their component compositions, in a skin material preparation process (S1b), are prepared, respectively; a superposition process (S2a) where the ingot for skin material (25, 34) is superposed as a skin material (3, 4) at a predetermined position of either one or both faces of the ingot for core material to manufacture a superposed material; and a clad hot-rolling process where the superposed material is hot-rolled to manufacture a clad material (1 a, 1 b, 1 c, 1 d, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f), wherein, in the skin material preparation process (S1b), at least one of the skin materials (3, 4) is manufactured by a slice process where an ingot for skin material (25, 34) manufactured by being dissolved and cast is sliced into a predetermined thickness, a casting apparatus (51 a, 51 b) which dissolves a metal for the skin material (3, 4) different from the core material (2, 6) in their component compositions, and casts the skin material (3, 4); an ingot-cutting apparatus which cuts an ingot for skin material (25, 34) which is cast by the casting apparatus (51 a, 51 b); and a conveying apparatus which conveys the ingot for skin material (25, 34) among each apparatus, wherein the ingot-cutting apparatus is a slicing apparatus which slices the ingot for skin material (25, 34) into a predetermined thickness, characterized in that