Tubes & Textile Carriers
Tubes & Textile Carriers
Sonoco has manufactured high-performance plastic tubes, cores, and textile carriers for more than a half-century, bringing a wealth of expertise to every project. Building on this experience and knowledge, we are now the world’s leading manufacturer of plastic tubes and cores for the textile industry.
Plastic Textile Cores That Carry the Day
In the textile industry, consistency is everything. As a trusted industry supplier since 1899, Sonoco consistently delivers textile carriers of the highest quality to the world's leading knitters and weavers. Designed to precise dimensions and durable enough to maintain superior performance if reused, Sonoco plastic textile carriers remain uniform and stable under load and provide optimized surface finishes for even tension and tail control.
Perpetually in pursuit of novel ideas, innovative new products, and better ways of doing things, Sonoco has earned a reputation as the industry’s leading provider of high-value plastic carriers. Our broad range of plastic cores are made according to DIN ISO 368 standards and meet manufacturer specifications for different types of machinery. Delivering superior string-up performance on both traditional and state-of-the-art winding equipment, our textile cores consistently improve string-up efficiencies to the 99th percentile range.
All Sonoco textile carriers are made from the finest quality plastics and engineered for tight tolerance and high-speed winding. To further improve the efficiency of your systems, we offer a variety of custom designs, specialized printing options, grooves, notches and other surface treatments.
- Textile Cones
- Single Head Spools
- Rigid Dye Tubes
- Open End Spinning Cylinders
- Compressible Dye Springs
Enhanced Performance
Textile Cones
Offered in both one-time and reusable designs, our plastic textile cones are ideal for cotton, cotton blends, wool, wool blends, and man-made fibers. Learn more about our wide variety of textile cones by downloading the product sheet.
Textile Cones Product Sheet
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Proven Quality
Single Head Spools
Since 1953, Sonoco has offered a range of single head spools to meet customer specification. Our plastic spools come in both standard and heavy walled options—and we also offer color coding rings to reduce the need for large spool inventories. Download the product sheet to find the base diameter and barrel length that fits your specific application.
Single Head Spools Product Sheet
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Consistent Dimensions
Rigid Dye Tubes
Sonoco rigid dye tubes fit nearly any application. Available in single- and multi-use designs, our rigid plastic dye tubes are injection molded and suitable for automated spinning and dyeing equipment. Sonoco also offers a variety of dye tube separators. Download the product sheet for details and sizes.
Rigid Dye Tubes Product Sheet
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Increase Efficiencies
Open End Spinning Cylinders
Our high-performing open end spinning cylinders can improve manufacturing efficiencies and offer environmental benefits. The reusable cylinders are the result of a specialized plastic molding process. To learn more about our open end spinning cylinders, download the product sheet.
Open End Spinning Cylinders Product Sheet
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Greater Capacity
Compressible Dye Springs
Sonoco’s full line of innovative compressible plastic dye springs can increase dye vat production capacity by up to 100%. The patented dye springs combine the best features of both compressible springs and rigid tubes. The result is a superior compressible dye spring dor designed for various dye spindles. Download the product sheet to explore available sizing and other product details.
Compressible Dye Springs Product Sheet
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