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WPHS students design project for Wheeling-Nippon Steel

WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF)- Wheeling Park High School and Wheeling Nippon Steel are partnering up to teach students. Machine tool tech students were challenged by the steel company.
 
Students were asked to build a grapple for Nippon Steel and the challenge was accepted and conquered.
 
The Wheeling-Nippon GM says the students nailed the prototype and now they’ll design the real thing with aluminum.

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