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How We Manufacture Your Cores and Tubes

Let us show you our high quality products and our exceptional customer service

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Know our customers

We want to understand your needs and help you design the optimal product, packaging and delivery schedule to enhance your manufacturing process.   

Warehouse Team Discussion

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KEEP GOOD PEOPLE

Our lack of employee turnover comes from treating everyone like family.  Our employees are our experts and the foundation of our consistency and success.

Unity and teamwork concept team standing hands together Professional Mechanical Engineer t

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3

SOURCE HIGH QUALITY PAPERBOARD

All paper is not the same. We utilize 100% recycled paperboard designed specifically for tube and core crush strength, sourced directly from premier mills.

Core production - paper supply rolls

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DEVELOP  PREMIUM ADHESIVES

Without glue it’s just paper. Our proprietary adhesive formulas are the result of years of experience, testing and fine tuning.

Core production - gluing process

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UTILIZE ADVANCED EQUIPMENT

Precision winding is as much art as it is science. Modern equipment and experienced operators that pay attention to the details, make all the difference.

Core production - paper wrapping

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MAKE CLEAN CUTS

No sawdust here. High speed in-line precision knives make a smooth burnished edge on your tubes that convey the quality that you put  into your product.

Core production - knife cutting

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PRODUCE TO SPECIFICATIONS

Our products can have infinite combinations of strength, length, inside diameter and thickness. Robust testing ensures your specifications are achieved every time.

Close-up caliper measurement of inside diameter

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BE FLEXIBLE

We supply our customers with what they want – not what we want.  What is best for your efficient operations? A single pallet, a mixed truckload ... anything is possible.

Various sizes of cores and tubes

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DELIVER ON TIME, EVERYTIME

Our logistics team can arrange all transportation nationwide. Our local carrier handles Southeast deliveries with perfection and professionalism. 

Company branded tractor-trailer
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