Sonoco's plastic spools and reels are built with the best materials and engineering expertise to provide a safe and durable packaging solution. Our reels and spools are designed to endure challenging environments, keeping your product contained and protected from manufacturing to end use. Sonoco's commitment to innovation and excellence guarantees that our innovative, reliable plastic spools and reels will improve productivity and maintain the integrity of your products.
Plastic Utility and EconoReel® Spools
Sonoco's lightweight utility and EconoReel plastic spools are sturdy, low-cost solutions for packaging insulated wire, cordage, and other filaments. These spools are constructed in high-impact plastic and carefully balanced in weight and design. They come in flange diameters ranging from 5 inches to 18 inches (127 mm to 457 mm) and are recyclable.
Benefits of Plastic EconoReel Spools
- Cost effective
- Straight, smooth flanges for splinter-free, easy payout and better product protection
- Rugged, lightweight, and easy to handle
EconoReel spools are ideal for:
- Building/insulated wire
- Communications cable
- Low-voltage wire
- Ribbon and tape
- Rope
EconoReel plastic reels and spools are fabricated with precision-molded parts and welded to prevent flange separation and wire loss.
Reel Tough® Plastic Process Reels
Sonoco's Reel Tough® plastic reels are stiff, impact-resistant, balanced, and lightweight. The Reel Tough DIN 630 reel is designed for 630 bunchers, maximizing drawing and bunching machine capacity. Made of solid polymers, these reels are strongest at the flange rim and where the ribs and hub intersect. Our recyclable plastic process reels feature flange diameters from 22 inches to 30 inches (559 mm to 762 mm) and are designed for demanding winding, bunching and stranding applications.
Benefits of Plastic Process Reels
- Lightweight materials for easy handling and lower freight costs
- Trouble-free payoff
- One-third the cost of steel equivalent reels
- Great balance for high-speed winding
- High-strength polymer for superior stiffness and impact resistance
- Easier to maintain than steel reels
Process reels are ideal for:
- Copper, aluminum, and special alloy wire producers
- Magnet wire producers
- Monofilament
Spools and Reels for Fine Wire
Explore the Sonoco Plastics portfolio to find a complete line of plastic spools and reels for packaging magnet wire, bare wire, or monofilament produced in accordance with DIN specifications. Our specialty spools and reels are designed to meet a wide range of wire and filament packaging needs. Flange diameters for Sonoco plastic spools range from 2.5 inches to 16.5 inches (64 mm to 419 mm) to provide the best solution for your application.
Benefits of Plastic Spools and Reels for Fine Wire
- Economical, accurate and reliable
- Available in multiple sizes
- Optimal design for reusable packaging
Fine wire spools and reels are ideal for:
- Magnet and bare wire
- Sensitive electrical wire
- Microelectronics
- Monofilament and thread
- Military and specialty cable applications
- Medical wire
Plastic Taper Reels
Sonoco injection-molded plastic taper reels are constructed with smooth flanges that assist in high-speed de-reeling and minimize deflection and trapped wire. The three-piece bolted construction allows reel reuse since damaged parts can be replaced and all components of our plastic taper reels are recyclable.
Technical Specs of Plastic Taper Reels
Our plastic taper reels are molded in standard high-impact styrene and ABS, with a tapered barrel to prevent wire tangling and start and finish holes in the flanges. They are ideal for shipping medium- to fine-gauge magnet wire and copper and plated copper conductors. These reels come in 50-pound and 100-pound capacities. An optional Dura-Grip finish can be applied to the barrel to secure the initial startup wire.
For heavy-duty applications, plastic taper reels come with carrying capacities of 250 pounds, 550 pounds, 750 pounds, and 1000 pounds. The reels offer superior winding and de-reeling properties, providing the wire industry an optimal modern packaging solution.
Sonoco's global resources and expertise are readily available to meet your packaging, protection, and transportation requirements. Our North American service centers and international design and development teams work together to deliver the best engineered wire, utility and Reel Tough® spools and reels to support your current and future needs.