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Sioux Introduces New Production Manager

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Eric Hansen has been promoted to Production Manager.
Sioux is pleased to announce the promotion of Eric Hansen to Production Manager. Eric began his career at Sioux in 2007 as a design engineer where he value-engineered Sioux products, designed custom machines, and implemented improvements to existing product lines.

Eric graduated with a Bachelors of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters of Science Degree in Industrial Management from South Dakota State University. Eric spent his graduate assistantship teaching undergraduate fabrication classes and worked as a mechanical engineering intern at Sioux.

Jack Finger, President/CEO of the company states, "Eric is an extremely intelligent and practical engineer, and will make a great addition to the Sioux management team. Eric has earned the respect of all employees and numerous customers with which he has worked on custom equipment and product improvements."

Sioux Corporation has been building reliable high pressure hot water washers and steam cleaners for over 70 years. Sioux is the leading manufacturer of application- specific industrial cleaning equipment, steam generators, water heating systems, and related custom equipment.
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