Plastic Spools & Reels
Plastic Spools & Reels
Sonoco plastic spools and reels are designed for durability, withstanding the toughest environments from the manufacturing floor to the moment of end use. Our plastic spool reels are constructed with the finest raw materials and manufactured with advanced engineering expertise for optimal performance.
Strong. Durable. Affordable.
Our patented Reel Tough® plastic spools and reels provide an ideal combination of stiffness and impact resistance with superb balance and lightweight construction. Made of high-strength, solid polymers, Reel Tough® plastic wire reels are designed for the toughest winding, bunching, and stranding applications. Lightweight and durable, our EconoReel® spools provide a less expensive packaging option for insulated wire, cordage and other filaments.
Learn more about Sonoco plastic reels and spools
For an overview of our complete line of durable, cost-effective plastic reels and spools, download our brochure.
Download Reels and Spools Brochure
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- Plastic Drawing, Bunching and Stranding Reels
- Plastic Welding Wire Reels
- Plastic Utility and Non-Wire Spools
- Twist-Lok Plastic Spools
- Three-Piece Plastic Wire Reels
Plastic Drawing, Bunching and Stranding Reels
A lightweight alternative to steel reels at one-third the cost and weight, Sonoco molded plastic drawing, bunching, and stranding reels hold 12% more wire for shipping.
Our 18”, 22” and 30” flange diameter reels are available with several traverses. Sonoco plastic reels are also reusable and recyclable.
Benefits of plastic drawing, bunching and stranding reels:
- Trouble-free fly off
- Generous inside flange radius
- Optimal flange-to-barrel diameter ratio
- Does not rust
- Requires less maintenance
Trouble-Free Fly Off
- Generous inside flange radius
- Optimum flange diameter to barrel diameter ratio
- Does not rust
- Requires less maintenance
Plastic Welding Wire Reels
Sonoco plastic welding wire reels provide trouble-free winding and serve as an industry standard for packaging and shipping.
Product Features:
- Rigid flanges provide maximum strength
- Chambered hole aids in placement of reel on shaft
- Barrel ribbing is out of phase from each flange side to ensure a smooth barrel finish
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Plastic Utility and Non-Wire Spools
Sonoco molded plastic utility spools provide durable, attractive, inexpensive, one-way shipping packages for a wide range of products, including insulated wire, cordage, and other filaments.
Manufacturing Features & Benefits:
- Non-wire applications
- Molded in high-impact materials
- Injection molded parts
- Welded assembly
- Balanced weight and design
- Smooth edges and corners
Common applications of plastic utility and non-wire spools:
- THHN wire
- Coaxial cable
- CATV wire
- Speaker wire
- Rope chain
- Hose
- Packaging material
- Fabrics
- Tubing
5-Inch x 1-7/8-Inch
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6-1/2-Inch x 1-7/8-Inch
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6-1/2-Inch x 1-7/8-Inch with Recessed Bore Hole
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6-1/2-Inch x 2-1/2-Inch
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6-1/2-Inch x 3-1/2-Inch
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10-1/2-Inch x 3-1/2-Inch
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12-Inch x 5-Inch
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14-Inch x 5-Inch
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18-Inch x 5-Inch
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Twist-Lok Plastic Spools
Save space with Twist-Lok® plastic spools
Empty reels take up a lot of valuable space when shipped or stored. Sonoco’s three-piece Twist-Lok plastic spools ship disassembled, delivering more spools per truckload and taking up less warehouse space. The spools assemble and disassemble by hand in seconds—without tools. Just insert the drum into the flanges and twist to lock in place. To disassemble, simply lift the locking tabs on the flanges and twist again.
Recyclable Plastic Spools Need No Tools
Available for food-contact applications, Twist-Lok spools are ideal for lighter materials such as food package zip-closures and foam sealing strips, hook and loop fastener tapes and other lighter-weight cordage.
Twist-Lok spools are made of recyclable plastic and take up 70% less storage and shipping space than assembled spools.
Three-Piece Plastic Wire Reels
Our three-piece wire reel features plastic flanges bolted to a steel barrel, creating a durable, dimensionally true, splinter-free product. This structurally robust wire reel comes in a range of colors and accommodates various traverse lengths. Replaceable components include the plastic flanges and metal barrel. The galvanized steel barrel provides the flexibility to accommodate shipping or in-process use.
Three-Piece Plastic Wire Reels
Our three-piece wire reel features plastic flanges bolted to a steel barrel, creating a durable, dimensionally true, splinter-free product. This structurally robust wire reel comes in a range of colors and accommodates various traverse lengths. Replaceable components include the plastic flanges and metal barrel. The galvanized steel barrel provides the flexibility to accommodate shipping or in-process use.
EconoReel™ Plastic Reel
Sonoco EconoReel plastic reels and spools for the wire and cable industry are engineered for durability while delivering strong performance at a lower cost.
Constructed with precision molded parts, EconoReel plastic reels and spools are welded so there is no flange separation and no wire loss.
Standard Plastic Spools and Reels
Our comprehensive line of plastic wire spools is manufactured in a broad range of sizes and materials to meet the needs of the wire industry. All spools are designed for high-speed winding with high tensile strength and impact qualities.
This innovative product line features the Reel Tough DIN 630 reel, made specifically for 630 bunchers. The reel design allows wire producers to maximize drawing and bunching machine capacity with smooth, trouble-free payoff. Constructed of high-strength, solid polymers, Reel Tough plastic reels feature a unique design that adds strength where it's needed most—at the flange rim and where the ribs and hub intersect.
Reel Tough Plastic Reels
Sonoco's patented Reel Tough® plastic reels feature an ideal combination of stiffness and impact resistance with superb balance and light weight.
This innovative product line features the Reel Tough DIN 630 reel, made specifically for 630 bunchers. The reel's design allows wire producers to maximize drawing and bunching machine capacity with smooth, trouble-free payoff. Constructed of high-strength, solid polymers, Reel Tough plastic reels feature a unique design that adds strength where it's needed most—at the flange rim and where the ribs and hub intersect.
DIN Fine Wire Spools
Explore the Sonoco Plastics portfolio to find a complete line of plastic spools for packaging magnet wire, bare wire, or monofilament produced in accordance with DIN specifications.
Outstanding features of Sonoco molded plastic DIN spools include:
- Economical, accurate and reliable
- Several sizes available
- Through-bore construction providing trouble-free loading of spools on winding and de-reeling equipment
- Parting line positioned to minimize snags during de-reeling
- Optimal design for reusable package
Plastic Fine Wire Spools
Plastic fine wire spools offer high tensile strength and excellent flange rigidity to help prevent flange deflection. They also provide a high degree of accuracy, which is essential for winding finer gauges of wire.
Typical fine wire spool applications:
- THHN wire
- Coaxial cable
- CATV wire
- Speaker wire
- Rope chain
- Hose
- Packing material
- Fabrics
- Tubing
Technical Drawings
2.5-Inch x 3 inch
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2.25-Inch x 1 inch
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5-Inch x 3-1/2 Inch
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6-Inch x 3/12-Inch
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6-Inch x 6-Inch
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6-Inch x 4-Inch
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