Industries We Serve | Gabbin Paper Tubes | Melbourne

From high-speed label presses running 38.8mm cores to heavy-duty industrial tubes and mailing tubes with end caps — the right core depends on diameter, wall thickness, density and surface finish. Select your industry for full specifications and supply details.

Label cores

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Recut cores for label converters. Tight length tolerances, fast turnaround on custom widths, stock lines available from 19.2mm to 76.9mm ID.

Flexible film cores

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Flexible film cores

Medium, high and extra-high density cores for slitter rewinders and converting machinery. Pallet stock available. Wide tooling range for non-standard IDs.

Tape slitting cores

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Narrow widths down to 12mm for tape slitting. Printed inner ply available.

Paper converting cores

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Paper Mills & Converting

Cash register rolls, thermal paper, specialty paper rolls, paper mill and slitter applications. Fine length tolerances achieved through recutting.

Cable and wire cores

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Precision cores for cable spool barrels. Correct ID for chuck fit and OD to suit spool flanges.

Engineering and industrial tubes

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Engineering & industrial

Protective tubes, spacers and thread protectors. Tight tolerances, custom specifications.

Building product cores

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Building products

Cores for building wraps, sarking and insulation membranes. Short lead times, daily interstate freight pickup.

Agriculture cores

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Cores for irrigation drip tubing and agricultural film. National supply via daily interstate freight.

Carpet and flooring cores

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Carpets & flooring

Quality cores for carpet and flooring manufacturers. Better cores mean less core and stock loss. Forward order holding available for regular customers.

Textile industry cores

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Textiles & Window Furnishings

Cores for parent rolls, rewinding and window furnishing fabric winding. 38.8mm, 51.2mm and 76.9mm ID are common sizes.

Mailing tubes

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Mailing, packaging & storage

Tubes with end caps for mailing and packaging (40–154mm ID), plus storage tubes in any diameter for blinds, window furnishings, fabric rolls and more.

Other applications

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Something else?

Fireworks, beehives, loudspeakers, cat furniture, syringe and medical waste disposal and more. If it needs a tube, tell us what you need.

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