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LIFT, the Detroit-based Department of Defense manufacturing innovation institute, announced it has signed a new Cooperative Agreement with the Department of Defense Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) Program to continue to operate the public-private partnership and national manufacturing innovation institute (MII) for the next five years.

The West Penn Chapter will hold its annual Golf Tournament on Thursday, June 8, at the Treasure Lake Gold & Silver Courses and DuBois Country Club.

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Listed from left to right: Brent Matheson. APMI West Penn Treasurer; Sean Rupprecht, APMI West Penn Secretary;  Rich Riva , Wire Mesh Products; Tyler Cuneo, APMI West Penn Chairman; Steve Reed Jr, APMI West Penn Vice Chairman

The West Penn Chapter of the APMI International held their final monthly meeting at The Dam Inn, attended by over 60 industry professionals and sponsored Wire Mesh Products. The speaker for the evening, Rich Riva, presented the topic “Optimizing the Design of Wire Mesh Belts”. Rich spoke on the advantages of the different mesh patterns on their belts and what they are doing to develop new belt patterns and sizes to optimize performance.