Automatic Spiral Paper Tube Making Machine – Industrial Equipment for Spiral Wound Paper Core Production

An automatic spiral paper tube making machine is high-performance industrial equipment designed to produce sturdy spiral-wound paper tubes efficiently and continuously. Spiral paper tubes, also widely known as paper cores, serve as essential winding carriers across multiple industries. These tubes are commonly used for packaging (e.g., cores for paper rolls, plastic film, adhesive tape, textile fabric), heavy-duty industrial applications (e.g., concrete form tubes, mailing tubes, protective packaging cores), and daily household products (e.g., wrapping paper cores, aluminum foil and cling film cores).

The machine takes strips of kraft paper, recycled paper or laminated composite paper, applies adhesive evenly, and spirally winds multiple layers of paper around a rotating mandrel to form a strong, uniform tubular structure. The whole production flow runs automatically from paper feeding to finished tube stacking, greatly simplifying paper core manufacturing and boosting production capacity for paper converting factories.

1. Key Components

Unwinding Unit – Holds multiple paper rolls, stabilizes paper tension and feeds paper strips smoothly into the machine. It keeps consistent paper feeding speed to avoid wrinkling or deviation during production.

Gluing System – Applies adhesive evenly along the paper edges. The adjustable gluing roller controls glue volume precisely to prevent excessive glue overflow or insufficient bonding, ensuring tight adhesion between paper layers.S

piral Forming Section – Wraps the paper spirally around a rotating mandrel. Operators can adjust the winding angle according to target tube diameter and strength requirements.

Pressing/Compacting Section – Ensures the tube is tightly wound and uniform. The pressure rollers compress laminated paper layers to eliminate gaps and maintain consistent roundness of finished tubes.Cutting System – Cuts tubes to the required length automatically. Servo flying cutting works without stopping the production line, maintaining continuous manufacturing.

Discharge/Stacking Section – Collects finished tubes for packaging or further processing. The stacking device arranges cut paper tubes neatly to save manual sorting work.

PLC & HMI Control Cabinet – The central control unit for parameter setup, speed adjustment, fault alarm and production data display. Operators modify diameter, length and speed easily on the touch screen.

2. Advantages

High Efficiency: Continuous operation with minimal manual intervention. The machine runs stably for long shifts to support mass production orders.

Customizable: Can produce tubes of various diameters, wall thicknesses, and lengths. Users adjust mandrel size, paper layers and cutting length to meet diverse customer requirements.

Precision: Uniform tube thickness and smooth surface. Servo control reduces dimension deviation, finished paper tubes keep excellent roundness without deformation.

Labor Saving: Reduces manpower compared to semi-automatic or manual machines. Only 1–2 workers are needed for paper roll loading and finished tube collection.

Wide Material Compatibility: Works with kraft paper, recycled paper and laminated paper strips. Different paper grammages can be combined to adjust tube tensile strength.

Low Operation Cost: Optimized glue application reduces adhesive waste, stable mechanical structure lowers maintenance frequency and spare parts consumption.

3. Common Specifications

Tube Diameter: Usually 20mm – 300mm (customizable)

Tube Length: 200mm – 3000mm

Production Speed: 30 – 120 meters per minute (depending on model)

Paper Thickness: 0.15 – 1.5 mm per layer

Layers: 2 – 12 layers, depending on required strength

4. FAQs

Q1: What types of paper tubes can this spiral paper tube machine manufacture?

A1: It produces multi-layer spiral wound paper cores widely used for adhesive tape, plastic film, textile winding, printing paper rolls, mailing tubes, concrete form tubes and household foil cores. Both light thin-wall tubes and heavy high-strength industrial paper tubes are available by adjusting paper layers and raw materials.

Q2: What raw paper materials fit this machine?

A2: It supports kraft paper, recycled paper, laminated composite paper strips. Different paper grammages can be selected. Multi-layer paper feeding design allows stacking different paper stocks to reinforce tube wall for heavy-load usage scenarios.

Q3: How accurate is the dimension of finished paper tubes?

A3: Equipped with servo motor and precision flying cutting unit, inner diameter, wall thickness and cutting length are controllable. Length tolerance can stay within ±0.5 mm. All production parameters can be quickly modified on the PLC touch screen to switch between different product specifications rapidly.

Q4: How many operators and workshop space does the machine need?

A4: This fully automatic spiral paper tube machine only requires 1–2 operators per shift for paper loading and finished tube collection. A standard single-head machine occupies around 70–110 m² workshop area. Multi-head models are optional for factories pursuing higher daily output.

Q5: What after-sales service can overseas buyers get?

A5: We provide factory warranty, English operation manuals and maintenance tutorial videos. Lifelong remote technical support and online troubleshooting are available. Optional on-site machine installation, commissioning and operator training services can be arranged. Send your specification requirements to get formal quotation.