Emerson agrees to buy Aventics
艾默生同意收購Aventics

Acquisition complements and strengthens Emerson’s global presence in delivering fluid automation solutions

收購補充並加強了艾默生流體自動化解決方案的全球影響力

May 17, 2018 – Emerson (NYSE: EMR) today announced it has agreed on terms to acquire Aventics from Triton for a cash purchase price of €527 million. Aventics is among the global leaders in smart pneumatics technologies that power machine and factory automation applications. Emerson is a leader in fluid automation technologies for process and industrial applications, and Aventics significantly expands the Company’s reach in this growing $13 billion market.

2018年5月17日——艾默生（紐約證券交易所股票代碼：EMR）今天宣布同意以5.27億歐元的現金收購價從Triton手中收購Aventics。 Aventics是智能氣動技術領域的全球領先企業，致力於機器和工廠自動化應用。艾默生是過程和工業應用流體自動化技術領域的領導者
，Aventics極大擴展了艾默生在這個增長迅速的130億美元市場中的布局。

Aventics builds upon and strengthens Emerson’s capabilities and solutions in key discrete and hybrid automation markets, including food and beverage, packaging, automotive assembly and medical equipment.

Aventics建立並加強了艾默生在重要離散和混合自動化市場（包括食品飲料、包裝、汽車組裝和醫療設備）的解決方案能力。

Emerson’s expanded offering creates one of the broadest portfolios of fluid control and pneumatic devices that incorporate sensing and monitoring capabilities to improve system uptime and performance, enhance safety and optimize energy usage. These technologies complement Emerson’s extensive innovation and leadership in improving operations through digitalization, pervasive sensing and asset health monitoring.

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“We will now offer the industry's widest range of fluid automation products and solutions with unmatched delivery, reliability and performance, and now with the addition of Aventics’ expertise, Emerson is positioned to be the most capable global company when it comes to fluid automation technologies,” said Emerson Chairman and Chief Executive Officer David N. Farr.

“我們現在將提供業界最廣泛的流體自動化產品和解決方案
，在交付能力、可靠性和性能方麵具有獨一無二的優勢。現在
，隨著Aventics專業技術的加入，艾默生定位成為流體自動化技術方麵最有實力的全球公司，”艾默生董事長兼首席執行官David N. Farr說道。

“This acquisition adds another strong, complementary technology portfolio into the Emerson family, creating value for our customers and more opportunities for growth,” Farr added.

“此次收購為艾默生家族增添了另一個強大的互補技術組合，為我們的客戶創造價值，並為業績增長帶來更多機會，”Farr補充道。

With central offices in Laatzen, Germany, Aventics has approximately 2,100 employees globally with five manufacturing locations and 2017 sales of $425 million.

Aventics在德國Laatzen設有中央辦事處，在全球擁有約2100名員工，擁有五個生產基地

，2017年銷售額達4.25億美元。

“Aventics brings technologies, capabilities and expertise that are critical to digitalization of manufacturing, including predictive maintenance through integrated diagnostics, an important priority for our Automation Solutions business,” said Mike Train, Executive President, Emerson Automation Solutions.

艾默生自動化解決方案執行總裁Mike Train表示：“Aventics帶來了對製造業數字化至關重要的技術、能力和專業知識
，其中包括通過集成診斷進行預測性維護，這是我們自動化解決方案業務的一項重要優先項。”

“With Aventics, we will gain a valuable footprint in Germany, a key market for automation technology and investment,” Train added. “Aventics also brings opportunities for Emerson to better serve customers in hybrid markets like food & beverage, providing intelligent devices and solutions from processing through packaging.”

“有了Aventics
，我們將在德國這個自動化技術和投資的關鍵市場取得積極布局，”Train補充道。“Aventics還為艾默生更好地服務食品飲料等混合市場客戶帶來了機會
，為他們提供從處理到包裝的智能設備和解決方案。”

The acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018 subject to regulatory approvals, Aventics’ finalization of necessary consultations and other customary closing conditions.

此次收購預計將在2018財年第四季度完成，但需獲得監管部門批準，Aventics完成必要的磋商和其他慣例成交條件。