Welding wire coil package

A welding wire coil package for a coil of wire wound on a mandrel, the welding wire coil package comprising:

• a sheath that is configured to be laid over the coil of wire where the sheath includes at least one layer of material that is configured to adhere to the coil of wire to hold the coil of wire in a position that the coil of wire was formed and prevent unintended movement of the coil of wire, the sheath defining a first opening configured to allow wire from an interior surface of the coil of wire to be paid out through;
• and
• a first end form configured to be located at a first end of the coil of wire and a second end form configured to be located at a second end of the coil of wire, wherein each end form includes:
• an edge portion defining a mandrel receiving opening, the edge portion being adapted to abut an end of the coil of wire, and
• an extended element that extends radially outward from the edge portion, and wherein the extend element further extends axially outward from the edge portion along a longitudinal axis extending through a center of the first end form and a center of the second end form,
• wherein the sheath is configured to at least partially overlay the extended element of at least one of first end form or the second end form to attach the at least one of the first end form or the second end form to the sheath, and
• wherein the welding wire coil package includes a pair of hubs and at least one shaft, wherein the hubs are configured to be respectively attached to the first end form and the second end form.