Mike Mainthow

Tru·Tech opens the door to a world of opportunities for manufacturers It's not very often that a revolutionary product comes along and shakes up an industry. However, now is one of those times: A new tear-resistant paper has been introduced by Tru·Tech Fine Papers. "We've created a new category: real paper that's tear-resistant," noted Mike Mainthow, general manager at Long Island City, N.Y.-based Tru·Tech. He explained that Tru·Tech paper is created by employing a patented, environmentally friendly, water-based adhesion process that creates a paper/film/paper construction. Mainthow said that because Tru·Tech's surface is genuine paper, it doesn't suffer from the drawbacks of synthetics. "It can accept a higher temperature