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Postal Tubes

Postal tubes are a type of mailing or shipping tube used to safely transport items that are able to be rolled into a cylindrical shape through the mail, or packaged into other items for transportation purposes. They help ship products like posters, blueprints, signs, banners and important documents that cannot be folded and must remain uncreased. Valuable items such as artwork or paintings can also be shipped using postal tubes.

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Ace Paper Tube Corporation
Cleveland, OH
800-882-9002
Ace Paper Tube is a family owned business committed to customer service that has stood behind its products for over 40 years. Our postal tubes come in a variety of colors, sizes or customizable labels to your artwork specifications. Ace Paper Tube has the fastest lead time, low minimums and no set up costs. Stop by our site today to see more of our products and services that we offer.
 
Armbrust Paper Tubes, Inc.
Chicago, IL
773-586-3232
With having experience over the last 68 years, Armburst Paper Tubes has been helping customer with all of their packaging needs. We offer high quality products one of which includes postal tubes. Our products range in inside or outside diameter, any wall thickness and length and with or without closed ends. If you don't see a product, we can make it for you. Contact us today.
 
Valk Industries, Inc.
Greeneville, TN
423-638-1284
Valk Industries, Inc. is a long standing family owned corporation focused upon quality, service and reliability. IS0:9001:2008 certified, Valk manufacturers a variety of spiral wound, standard or custom, postal tubes. We have different cutting equipment to provide precise length for our products. Go to our website today where you will find much more.
 
Marshall Paper Tube Company, Inc.
Canton, MA
800-257-0878
Since 1948, Marshall Paper Tube has been creating postal tubes. We can take your idea and run with it or design it from scratch, either way you will generate a reply that will beat your best control. Our postal tubes are strong, convenient and dependable and come in a wide range of diameters lengths and thicknesses. Call Marshall Paper Tube today and we'll take care of the rest.
 
Nagel Paper
Saginaw, MI
800-292-3654
With a 35,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility, Nagel Paper houses some of the most innovative & efficient tube equipment anywhere. With many products on hand, such as postal tubes, we are able to provide a quick turnaround & unsurpassed quality. With this, we are able to complete or supply any order that customers are looking for. Contact Nagel Paper for your specifications.
 
American Paper Products
Kulpsville, PA
866-739-5718
For over 80 years of business, American Paper Products has been leading the way with postal tube production. Our products, experience, customer service, high competitive pricing and fast delivery system permit us to continue to be number one. We are proud to serve the entire United States and we will ship anywhere! Contact today for your postal tube needs.
 
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Postal Tubes

Constructed from heavy-duty cardboard and adhesives for added strength, mailing tubes provide adequate protection against denting, dropping, crushing and bending, all of which may occur because of rough handling during transit. Mailing tubes, or shipping tubes, are inexpensive and easily purchased at any post office, shipping store or office supply store. They may also be bought in bulk from online cardboard tube manufacturers by businesses that ship large amounts of valuable paper products. Postal tubes are available in many different sizes to accommodate the large range of items with different lengths and widths, although most are not longer than 48 inches to comply with shipping standards, and to ensure structural strength. Tubes are defined by interior measurements and this is important to consider when purchasing size specific tubing. Some mailing tubes are telescoping, meaning they are adjustable and may retract or expand lengthwise.

All tubes made of cardboard, no matter what their purpose, may be used multiple times as long as the cross-section is not damaged. When they are too worn, postal tubes are easily recycled along with other cardboard products. Since international shipping has a higher chance of damaging products, some postal tubes made of fiberboard are specifically made for heavy-duty applications and long distance shipping. Cardboard tubes designed for shipping are made from wood pulp fibers and are cylindrical in shape. The cardboard material is composed of several layers that are cut into ribbons, coated with adhesive or fibers for reinforcement and wrapped around a mandrel in the desired shape of the tube at a continuous angle. The long paper tube is then cut to size. Postal tubes protect fragile paper products better than cardboard boxes not only because of their round shape, but they also have dense, thick walls that provide more strength. It's important to choose the appropriately sized tube. Optimally, the tube should be slightly longer than the rolled item. The ends are plugged by caps that are snapped on or glued and made of plastic, metal or wood. The ends might also be crimped and glued together. Some postal tube exteriors are covered in kraft paper to provide a shiny finish, colors, text designs or images.