Patent ID: 8557082

Claim:
A process of forming a thick film material onto a tubular target for use in a resistive device, the thick film material including at least one layer of dielectric, which does not exhibit adhesiveness and is capable of being repositioned multiple times prior to laminating the at least one layer of dielectric to the tubular target, and the thick film material being laminated and formed to the tubular target, the process comprising: placing a first bladder proximate at least one surface of the tubular target and inside the tubular target; inflating the first bladder such that the first bladder engages one of the thick film material and the tubular target to clench the tubular target; moving the first bladder with the tubular target to a second bladder such that another surface of the tubular target is disposed proximate the second bladder and the second bladder is disposed around the tubular target; inflating the second bladder such that the second bladder engages the other one of the thick film material and the tubular target; and maintaining the inflation of the first bladder and the second bladder through a single predetermined cycle of pressure, temperature and time, such that the layer of dielectric is laminated to the tubular target with a substantially uniform thickness and adhesion, wherein the first bladder is separate from the second bladder and moveable relative to the second bladder.