Category: Spiral Paper Tube & Core

Expand Your Packaging Knowledge!

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Introducing the first Knowledge Base dedicated entirely to paper tubes and edge protectors!

We’ve been serving the packaging community since 1949 and have learned a few things along the way. Now, we want to share everything we’ve learned with you!

Whether you’re just starting out or are an industry pro, you’ll find these articles helpful and informative!

Our Knowledge Base is an online library of articles, addressing just about everything having to do with cardboard tubes and edge protectors. Articles discuss topics such as raw materials, the manufacturing process, printing options, packaging, and shipping. Read more…

What are “seaming tins” and why do so many want them?

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Seaming tins are circular, punch-pressed metal end closures, used on the tops and bottoms of Fiber Cans and Telescope Tubes.

The process of permanently applying a tin part to a paper tube is defined as “seaming.” Seaming tins are .007″ thick, or the thickness of 2-3 sheets of standard, white printer paper. The majority of seaming tins are plain and used because they are weight-bearing. Pringles potato chip canisters are a classic example.

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While most are plain, some canisters have more specific uses and require the seaming tin to have holes or slots. Donation canisters have a coin slot in the top to allow people to drop coins into the canisters. As the canister gets filled, it becomes heavier, and so a plain seaming tin is often used on the bottom.

Using a coin-slotted seaming tin on the top helps ensure the donations will be kept safe while the plain seaming tin on the bottom keep the coins from falling out. Read more…

Are your retail displays ready for selling season?

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If you’re a merchant, you’re probably getting ready for this year’s selling season.

Selling season, October through December, is when consumers will hand billions of dollars over to merchants. It’s the one season every merchant pays particular attention to.

Merchants focus on three things: 1) products, 2) packaging, and 3) displays.

A merchant may have a great product, but if the packaging or display doesn’t represent the product well, it won’t sell.

The best retail stores, both brick and mortar and  online retailers, aim to impress each customer with fresh display ideas and packaging they feel proud to hold.

Litho display poles are one of our products that help merchants make selling season a success! Litho display poles often go unnoticed, but only if you’re not supposed to see it. Structurally, display poles are made just like paper towel tubes and wrapping paper tubes, only stronger. Read more…

Carpet Cores and Star Crimped Inserts

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What’s the difference between a “core” and a “tube”?

Paper cores and paper tubes are structurally the same, how each is used determines what it’s called. A paper tube is called a “core” when something is wrapped or wound around it. Think of a roll of tape, paper towels, or holiday wrapping paper – these are all products wrapped around a paper core. A paper tube is called a “tube” when something is put inside of it. Think of posters, cosmetics, and Pringles – these products are all packaged inside of a paper tube.

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How to ship posters?

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Let’s assume you’re just starting your poster company and that you are the one who will be purchasing the supplies, packing everything, and shipping the posters yourself. And keep in mind that “poster tubes” is just another name for “mailing tubes”, “shipping tubes”, “cardboard tubes”, and “paper tubes.” Referring to a “paper tube” as a “poster tube” is just a more specific way of referring to it.

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4 Steps to Make a Paper Tube

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Have you ever seen the television show How It’s Made? If you find yourself wondering how things are put together, assembled, or used, you may find it interesting. The format is simple – take a few cameras into a manufacturing facility and capture each step of the process. By showing viewers the manufacturing process, questions are answered before they need to be asked.

The same is true with spiral paper tubes. The more our customers understand about how spiral paper tubes are made, the better service we can provide. Read more…

Litho Display Poles – Temporary Floor Displays

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Some of the most common floor displays are temporary floor displays. Temporary floor displays are seasonal and used to promote products for a short period of time. To help keep costs down on temporary floor displays, they are often made with cardboard or paper.

Floor displays are often seen in the lobbies and halls of movie theaters as well as retail stores. The type of floor displays we specialize in utilize what is referred to as a litho display pole. Litho display poles are cardboard tubes with a .125 inch wall thickness – this is the standard wall thickness for paper tubes used as display poles.

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Los Angeles Tape Cores and Label Cores

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We’re offering a variety of tape and label cores online!

After receiving requests from customers who needed cores faster, we launched our store in October 2013 to do just that. A year and a half later, we’re offering ninety different length options. All cores available through our online store have a 3 inch inside diameter and a .125 inch wall thickness — the most common inside diameter and wall thickness for tape and label cores.

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