Andreas Schüpfer

Part of Flowserve Corp., Flowserve Flow Control GmbH is a brand that produces high-quality engineered ball valves for severe service applications prone to abrasion, corrosion, and erosion. The company is based in Ettlingen, Germany. Argus valves are commonly found in critical liquid and gaseous services in chemical, petrochemical, and refinery operations. The German company fulfills the highest demands of fugitive emissions (FE) under ISO 15848. Special and customized designs are available for high-pressure, high-temperature, and challenging applications like oxygen, nitrogen, and hydrogen. Argus specializes in metal-to-metal gas tightness applications with HVOF and spray and fuse coating (Arguloy), which enables a wide range of custom solutions. The brand introduced an innovative coating technology in 2009, followed by a new laser coating and cladding technology in 2014. The CEOs of the company are Jochen Lindenberg, Akshar C. Patel.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.