DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE PLATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE PLATE

A manufacturing apparatus for an electrode plate includes: a conveyance line of the electrode plate having an applied portion in which an electrode active material is applied to a surface of a base material and a non-applied portion in which the electrode active material is not applied to the surface of the base material; a compression roll provided in the conveyance line and compressing the applied portion; and a tension reducing mechanism provided in at least one of an upstream section ending at the compression roll or a downstream section starting at the compression roll in the conveyance line and reducing a tension applied to the electrode plate.