There is a great difference between flat paper tube machine and spiral paper tube machine. Flat paper tube machine uses the whole paper to form a tube in the direction parallel to the paper. The length of paper tube depends on the width of paper, and the thickness of paper tube depends on the length of paper. Spiral paper tube machine is to use cut and rolled paper strips, adjust the angle according to the diameter of the required paper tube, and spirally roll the tube obliquely. The winding thickness of spiral paper tube machine depends on the paper thickness and the number of layers, which is controllable and adjustable, and the length is generally infinite, so it can be finely cut in the winding according to its own needs.

The flat roll paper tube machine appeared earlier, and later a large part of the flat roll paper tube machine was gradually replaced by the spiral paper tube machine, but the flat roll paper tube machine also has its own characteristics.