Casanova Superior Industries named Brett Casanova a product manager for wet processing. According to Superior, Casanova joins the company after serving in a similar role for the last decade and a half at Astec 's KPI-JCI operations in Yankton, South Dakota. Casanova is a graduate of South Dakota State University, where he earned a degree in mechanical engineering. "Brett is an old farm kid with a strong work ethic that fits perfectly into our culture at Superior," says Jarrod Felton, a senior vice president at Superior. "We're proud he's a new member of our crew and look forward to rolling up our sleeves and solving wet processing challenges." In his role as product manager, Casanova will work closely with Superior's product development process, support equipment sales and conduct research to drive new products.