What's better to ship posters, crimped end ("snap seal") mailing tubes or mailing tubes with plastic end plugs?
Neither style functions better than the other. They are two different options meant to achieve the same purpose. Selecting one style over the other is more about preference. For example, a crimped end |
Every Good Mailing Tube Must Come To An End
End Closures are the crux components at the ends of mailing tubes, paper canisters, paper cores, shipping tubes, and donation cans. Depending on how End Closures are used, they are often called diffe |
Paper Caps: The Teenager of All End Closures
They’re so cute when they’re babies. Then we get to dress them up like dolls when they first start school. But then they become teenagers, and the cuteness we once knew somehow disappears. We sti |
When choosing a paper tube, be sure to consider the End Closure
Getting a product to market, or planning how best to ship it, is quite a feat. There’s a million details that need to be considered. A brown cardboard box is simple and economical. Think about all |
Plastic End Plugs…Hidden in Plain Sight
The ongoing joke for many in the paper tube industry, is that the average American uses 8 paper tubes a day…all without realizing it. Because who really pays attention to how the Pringles can is ma |
Self-Locking Metal Ends: the preferred end closure for metal manufacturers
We make heavy duty shipping tubes. We don’t make self-locking metal ends. But, they’re like peanut butter and jelly. Ham and cheese. Ying and yang. What good is a shipping tube without an end clo |
Why do Mailing Tubes have "usable" lengths?
Most mailing tubes use plastic plugs to secure the ends. Most plastic plugs are .500" deep. When both of the plastic plugs are inserted, they reduce the inside, "usable" length of the Mailing Tube by |
How do I measure a paper tube or paper core?
Paper tubes and paper cores have 4 parts: 1. Inside diameter 2. Wall thickness 3. Outside diameter 4. Length Diameter Definition: a straight line passing from side to side through the center of a bod |
How do I measure edge protectors and corner protectors?
Edge protectors and corner protectors have 4 dimensions: 1. Leg 1 2. Leg 2 3. Thickness 4. Length 1. Leg 1 Leg 1 can be measured from the bend to the edge of the paper. Because edge protectors and co |
2 Piece Telescope Tubes, Paper Canisters – Style 2
I have to admit, I am a total product person. I am drawn in to things that are pretty, packaged well, and will look good on my counter. I love sharply dressed products that fill the senses with visua |
Why are your products considered "green packaging"?
All of our paper tubes and edge protectors are made with paper. Paper is 100% recyclable. Our paper, plastic and metal End Closures are also recyclable. |
Ordering Shipping and Packaging Supplies
The information highway is responsible for a vast majority of communications and sales throughout the world. In the United States, online sales are estimated to account for roughly 60% of all retail |
Los Angeles Packaging Supplies and Shipping Supplies
Virtual shopping has exploded the retail marketing business over the last two decades. In 1994 very few people had internet access compared to roughly 84% of households with internet access today . S |
So Much To Be Thankful For
As 2015 is coming to a close, there is much to be thankful for. For some, it may be the birth of a child, a promotion at work, a favorite new toy or for others a random act of kindness, a mended rela |
The Future of Packaging 2016
According to Hannu Alalauri, SVP at The Global Pack Summit, the packaging industry is seeing the following 5 major trends: Increasing importance of brand building and “shelf standout” Increasing |
Paper Tubes and Plastic Plugs Go Together Like Peanut Butter and Jelly
Some things are just meant to be together… What would peanut butter be without jelly? Who would Batman be without Robin? How lonely would salt feel without pepper? Paper tubes are no different. Wit |
The History of Spiral Paper Tube & Core – Los Angeles
After returning from World War II, George Hibard Sr., a Wisconsin native, set out to pursue his American dream when he started Spiral Paper Tube & Core in 1949. A machinist by trade, and a USC Marsha |
Yunhee Min & Peter Tolkin, “Red Carpet in C,” at UCR Arts
It’s not always “business as usual” here at Spiral Paper Tube & Core. We recently had the opportunity to work with two greats, Yunhee Min , an artist, and architect Peter Tolkin , both working |
Paper Canisters look great on retail shelves
Is it possible to make a brown paper tube look good? Yes! Paper canisters are spiral paper tubes, wrapped with custom graphics, with a top and a weight-bearing base. This “buy WHY doesn’t money g |
Can you print our company logo on glossy paper?
Yes, but we don't recommend it. We suggest printing on kraft or matte paper because glossy paper is "coated" and our liquid ink can smear when it's applied to a "slippery" surface. |