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Making Face Shields For A Coronavirus World

A worker wears a face shield.
Southern Champion Tray

Southern Champion Tray is one of Chattanooga’s oldest manufacturers - around for nearly a century.

During this pandemic, the maker of food trays and paperboard packaging has shifted some of its operations to produce disposable face shields.

The company has been donating the shields to health care providers and first responders - but it’s also ramping up to sell them for businesses that need them.

David Chapman is a structural engineer at SCT who worked on the design…

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