Industry Focus: Paper Tube & Core Plants

Blade Sharpening for Paper Tube & Core Manufacturers

Winston Tool Company sharpens and reconditions the blades that keep paper tube and core plants running — core cutting knives, tube shaving blades, spiral winder blades, and slitter knives — for converting operations across the Southeast, including a weekly account we've served for years. When a core cutter blade goes dull, cores telescope, crush, or cut out of square, and downstream customers reject the reels. We recondition to the same tight tolerances used on every blade we sharpen: top slitter roundness of 0.005 inch or less, superfinish of Ra 5 or less, bottom slitter flatness of 0.002 inch or less, automatic deburring, and a 12-month performance guarantee.

Why Core Plants Call Winston Tool

A core that telescopes, crushes, or won't hold its wind almost always traces back to a blade or a knife holder — not the winder itself. We've sharpened and rebuilt the blades and holders behind core and tube lines for over 27 years, working out of King, NC, in Stokes County, with the kind of turnaround that keeps a weekly-serviced plant from ever running short. Every blade comes back to OEM geometry and is backed by our 12-month guarantee.