CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Aug. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Southern Champion Tray®, a leading manufacturer of sustainable paperboard packaging, proudly announces the installation of the new Heidelberg Boardmaster Flexographic Press at its Centre South facility. This strategic investment reinforces SCT’s commitment to innovation and customer partnership—bringing faster, sharper, and more versatile printing solutions to the marketplace.

As a Customer Champion™, Southern Champion Tray® strives to make every interaction effortless. The Boardmaster enables this by offering exceptional print quality, rapid changeovers, and advanced coating capabilities—all designed to help customers enhance their packaging and speed to market.

With a production speed of up to 2,000 feet per minute, non-stop roll change technology, and ten flexographic print units, the Boardmaster is built for high-volume performance without sacrificing quality. Its integrated inline coating system supports a wide range of protective and aesthetic finishes, allowing customers to achieve standout brand presence while maintaining the integrity of their packaging. The press also features a 100% inline defect detection system, servo-driven automation for precision registration and quick-change print decks, significantly reducing downtime and enabling more flexible run sizes.

“This press represents more than just new technology—it embodies our forward-looking vision,” said Brian Hunt, President and CEO of Southern Champion Tray. “We continually strive to enhance our ability to serve our customers, and this investment complements our existing suite of capabilities, which includes flexographic, lithographic, and digital printing. Our current customer base, alongside numerous industry leaders in the food service sector, has expressed significant interest in the press’s advanced coating capabilities, specifically developed to address persistent challenges related to grease and moisture resistance.”

With reduced waste, improved uptime, and greater design flexibility, the Heidelberg Boardmaster supports SCT’s mission to be a trusted, innovative partner in sustainable packaging solutions.

Since 1927, Southern Champion Tray has been manufacturing and distributing quality, sustainable bakery, food service, and catering paperboard and corrugated packaging. Markets served include bakery, foodservice, frozen foods, supermarket, institutional, personal care, cosmetic, retail, electronics, and more. Southern Champion Tray maintains offices, manufacturing and distribution facilities in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Fairfield, Ohio and Mansfield, Texas. For information on SCT’s full line of products, visit SCTray.com.