Badger Plug Means Best Protection


Since the very beginning, Badger Plug has had one mission - to protect products. From our innovative roll suspension systems, to our tried and true protection products like wood, plastic and metal core plugs; wood endboards & sleeve plugs; plastic pad plugs; wood and metal tube closures; and anchor spool and spool components, Badger Plug designs, engineers and manufactures the best product protection solutions on the market today.

Best Solutions

We're dedicated to designing, engineering and manufacturing exceptional roll protection, suspension and other product protection solutions.

Best Components

Our core plugs, endboards, closures, spool components and custom solutions are designed to provide maximum product protection.

Best Custom Design

In-house expert design and engineering services will create the custom product protection solutions you need.

Best Recycling Program

We recycle and pay for bulk quantities of roll protection products that can be re-sold as used packaging - saving time, money and the environment.
History of Badger Plug:
In a small brick building on the banks for the Fox River in Appleton, WI, Badger Plug began producing wood core plugs in 1931. It was a time when many people in rural Wisconsin didn’t have electricity, and we relied on the river to provide power for our industrial machines as they turned birch logs into wood core plugs for the paper industry.

Things have changed since then, and we have grown – becoming one of the leading innovators in the industry and increasing our core offerings to include an array of roll protection, suspension and other product protections.

Built Badger Tough

Since 1931, Badger Plug has been creating the strongest roll protection and suspension solutions - or, as we say, solutions that are Badger Tough. What does it mean to be Badger Tough?
Never Compromise on Quality
Always Provide Maximum Protection
Never Stop Innovating
Always Focus on Adding Value

Badger Plug News & Events

March 4, 2024

Troy Hoehne joins Badger Plug as Vice President of Sales

Badger Plug is excited to announce the addition of Troy Hoehne to our executive team as Vice President of Sales. With an extensive career in manufacturing sales and leadership, Troy will play an integral part in supporting our customer base and increasing new business and growth.
January 17, 2024

Badger Plug at Converters Expo on April 18

Converters Expo is coming to Lambeau Field in Green Bay. Join Badger Plug on April 18 as we will be exhibiting in Booth 210 located on the Atrium Level. Now in its 17th year, Converters Expo attracts hundreds of converters looking to find manufacturing partners, discover the latest testing and prototyping equipment, network with producers of disposables, and learn the latest in printing and packaging. As an exhibitor, we are excited to show off a wide array of Badger Plug products and solutions once again at this year’s event.
April 28, 2021

Badger Plug at 90: Humble Beginnings

It was 1931, just two years after the stock market crashed, sending the U.S. into the Great Depression. The country had gone dry thanks to prohibition […]

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