Automatic Spiral Paper Core Tube Manufacturing Plant Cost

High Speed Spiral Paper Tube Making Machine

paper tube machine is an industrial machine used to manufacture paper tubes (also called cardboard tubes, paper cores, or cardboard cylinders) from paper sheets or reels. These tubes are widely used in industries such as packaging, textiles, construction, and paper products.

How a Paper Tube Machine Works

The production process varies slightly depending on the type of machine:

1. Paper feeding – Paper sheets or strips (kraft paper is common) are loaded.

2. Winding – Paper is wound around a mandrel (a metal rod) to form a cylinder.

   • Spiral winding: Paper strips are wound at an angle (like a spiral).

   • Parallel winding: Paper layers are wound straight along the axis.

   
   

3. Gluing – Adhesive is applied between layers for strength.

4. Cutting / Slitting – Cylinders are cut to the desired length.

5. Finishing – Optional steps: polishing, coating, or printing.

Types of Paper Tube Machines

1. Spiral Paper Tube Machine

• Paper is wound spirally at an angle on the mandrel.

• Produces stronger tubes that can handle heavy-duty use (textiles, industrial cores, construction forms).

• Common specifications: 30–1200 mm diameter, 0.1–20 mm wall thickness.

2. Parallel (or Concentric) Paper Tube Machine

• Paper is wound layer by layer along the tube axis.

• Suitable for lightweight applications (toilet paper cores, tape cores).

• Often cheaper and simpler.

3. Small / Semi-Automatic Paper Tube Machine

• For small workshops.

• Output: 200–2000 tubes/day.

• Easy to operate, lower investment.

4. Fully Automatic Paper Tube Machine

• Industrial-grade, high-speed.

• Can produce thousands of tubes/day.

• Often integrated with pulp preparation or paper sheet feeding.

Applications of Paper Tubes

• Industrial cores: Plastic film, adhesive tape, textiles.

• Packaging: Shipping tubes, mailing tubes.

• Construction: Concrete column forms.

• Consumer goods: Toilet paper cores, paper towels, wrapping paper rolls.