Web winding cores and method of manufacture thereof

1. A method of manufacturing a winding core for a winder, comprising the steps of:

making a plurality of winding cores;

forming each winding core of the plurality of winding cores to form a first severing cut which forms a first axial end of each winding core, which said first severing cut is formed to have first grooves which deviate from a plane perpendicular to an axis defined by the winding core;

further forming each core of the plurality of winding cores to form a second severing cut which forms a second axial end of each winding core, the second severing cut being formed to have second grooves which deviate from the plane perpendicular to the axis defined by the winding core; and

wherein the formed first grooves of the first severing cut correspond to the formed second grooves of the second severing cut and wherein the correspondence is not complete such that the first grooves and the second grooves do not fully correspond to each other but the grooves on the first sides of the winding cores are unequal in depth to the grooves of the second sides, thereby providing axial play.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first and second severing cuts are formed in a separate piece attached to the first and the second ends of each winding core.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the first and second severing cuts that deviate from the plane perpendicular to an axis defined by the winding core, are made by turning on a lathe, milling/cutting, grinding, heating, pressing or swaging.

4. A plurality of adjacent winding cores, comprising:

individual winding cores having roll ends placed against one another, the ends formed by severing cuts which deviate from a plane perpendicular to an axis defined by each winding core, to define winding core grooves having depth, the winding core ends arranged to keep the winding cores on the same axis of rotation in a winder during winding; and

wherein the roll ends placed against each other are coupled to each other by the severing cuts, and wherein the severing cuts of the ends placed against each other do not fully correspond to each other, wherein the winding core grooves placed against each other are of unequal depth and have a shape dimensioned such that there remains allowance for longitudinal yielding between the winding core ends.

5. The plurality of adjacent winding cores of claim 4 , wherein the severing cuts are part of separate pieces attached to end portions of the winding cores.

6. The winding cores of claim 4 , wherein the severing cut grooves are placed such that in the ends placed against one another in end-to-end relationship there is a male and a female grooving against each other.