Edge Protectors, Corner Protectors, Corner Guards, or V-Board?
After decades of manufacturing spiral paper tubes and paper cores, we dove into manufacturing v-board. The raw materials are the same, and it just made sense for us to add it to our product line.Aroun |
Ever Notice Concrete Form Tubes?
I was shopping with a friend of mine one day and in the parking lot and I noticed that every 15 to 20 feet there were big light posts to illuminate the area. At the base of these light posts were huge |
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 differe |
Expand Your Packaging Knowledge!
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 |
Four Years Later
It’s been four years since we launched our e-commerce store!We’ve been manufacturing paper tubes since 1949, but it wasn’t until 2013 we decided to take the plunge.Our turnaround times have alwa |
Freight companies are damaging our shipments. What can we do?
If you ship corrugated boxes on pallets, you’ve probably said this before.A few years ago, box manufacturers started making cardboard boxes with higher recycled content. This is good for the environ |
From Our Warehouse to Yours, Merry Christmas
2023 has been a beautiful year, full of ups, downs, and the occasional unexpected sideways twist. But through it all, we’re grateful.We value family and spending time with the ones we love the most, |
Fulfillment Services for Cardboard Tubes and Poster Tubes
Shoppers and consumers alike, when asked what is the primary goal of your purchase, will undoubtedly answer the same thing: They want to get the most return on their investment. The difference in t |
Fulfillment Services for Shipping Tubes and Paper Canisters
Over the last few decades, there has been an overwhelming decline in customer service from restaurants and malls, to car dealers, to banks and investment companies, and most every other business in be |
Green tubes for St. Patrick’s Day?
St. Patrick’s Day is March 17, 2020With St. Patty’s Day two weeks way, you have just enough time to order your custom green tubes for your event or party.Some of the most common options for custom |
Halloween means one thing to us…crafts.
Halloween comes around once a year, and once a year, kids, parents, students and teachers release their creativity onto unsuspecting toilet paper rolls.Toilet paper tubes (aka toilet paper rolls) are |
Happy New Year!
To kick off the new year, we are introducing three metric length options to our 3″ ID x .125″ Tape & Label Cores.Throughout this past year, we had a number of folks let us know that their products |
Happy New Year! 2020 here we come!
It’s a new year, and our sights are set on providing you with the best spiral paper tubes and edge protectors available.This year, we’re celebrating our 71st anniversary since George Hibard Sr. fo |
Happy New Year! 2024!
We’re looking forward to another prosperous year, and we hope you are as well.This year we’re excited to announce that we’ll be celebrating our 75th year in business. George Hibard Sr. founded S |
Happy New Year! It’s a Great Year for Packaging!
If you are already familiar with who we are and what we make, we are excited you will be joining us for yet another year! If you are newer to the packaging industry, or to our packaging products, welc |
Heavy Duty Shipping Tubes, Shipping Tubes, Cardboard Tubes
I am always in awe when I go to the movies and sit in front of that huge screen where a story comes to life. I am able to cast aside my worries and life hardships to enjoy time just watching the acti |
How do I measure a paper tube or paper core?
Paper tubes and paper cores have 4 parts: 1. Inside diameter2. Wall thickness3. Outside diameter4. LengthDiameterDefinition: a straight line passing from side to side through the center of a body or f |
How do I measure edge protectors and corner protectors?
Edge protectors and corner protectors have 4 dimensions: 1. Leg 12. Leg 23. Thickness4. Length1. Leg 1Leg 1 can be measured from the bend to the edge of the paper. Because edge protectors and corner p |
How do I place an order online?
We accept orders online, via email, and fax. The most common 3" ID x .125" Tape Cores and Label Cores can be ordered online. Orders received before 11:00 am PST ship the next day. At this time, this i |
How does the lid stay on a 3 piece telescope tube?
Three-piece telescope tubes have a vacuum effect as a result of the top and base components fitting the inner tube snugly. When the canister is turned upside down, the lid does not fall off right awa |