Mold-tool assembly including a heater having a resistive element encased in aluminum nitride

1. A mold-tool assembly for processing a plastic resin, comprising:

a component; and

a heater providing, in use, heat to, at least a portion of, the component, the heater having a resistive element being encased, at least in part, in aluminum nitride.

2. The mold-tool assembly of claim 1 , wherein:

the component includes a nozzle tip.

3. The mold-tool assembly of claim 2 , wherein:

the heater provides direct heat to the nozzle tip.

4. The mold-tool assembly of claim 1 , wherein:

the heater defines, at least in part, a melt channel.

5. The mold-tool assembly of claim 1 , wherein:

the heater defines, at least in part, a gate orifice.

6. The mold-tool assembly of claim 1 , wherein:

the heater defines, at least in part, a molding surface.

7. The mold-tool assembly of claim 1 , wherein:

the component includes:

a melt channel containing, in use, the plastic resin, and the heater provides, in use, heat to, at least a portion of, the plastic resin.

8. The mold-tool assembly of claim 1 , wherein:

the component defines, at least in part, a melt channel.