收購(gòu)將會(huì)擴(kuò)展艾默生在精煉、石化和相關(guān)產(chǎn)業(yè)中的過(guò)程控制和項(xiàng)目管理能力. 德州奧斯汀（2008年1月8日）消息，艾默生于當(dāng)天宣布其已經(jīng)收購(gòu)了位于德州休斯頓的自動(dòng)化集團(tuán)（TAG），TAG將成為艾默生過(guò)程管理公司的一部分，對(duì)艾默生服務(wù)于精煉、石化、油氣產(chǎn)品及其它行業(yè)的過(guò)程自動(dòng)化設(shè)計(jì)、工程及執(zhí)行能力和管理服務(wù)進(jìn)行擴(kuò)展. 艾默生過(guò)程管理公司總裁John Berra說(shuō)：“TAG在更新現(xiàn)有設(shè)備的專門技術(shù)深度上和新項(xiàng)目的傳遞上對(duì)我們現(xiàn)有的能力是一個(gè)補(bǔ)充.此收購(gòu)可以幫助我們提高滿足自動(dòng)化工程和項(xiàng)目管理解決方案的工業(yè)需求的能力.我們的目標(biāo)就是發(fā)展我們?cè)谑澜绶秶鷥?nèi)的設(shè)計(jì)、工程安排和執(zhí)行能力，此收購(gòu)恰好能為我們實(shí)現(xiàn)目標(biāo)做出貢獻(xiàn).” TAG總裁Steve Paulson說(shuō)：“艾默生全球性的延伸和科技領(lǐng)導(dǎo)水平將幫助我們更好地服務(wù)我們現(xiàn)有的寶貴客戶，以及未來(lái)開發(fā)的用戶.我們一直關(guān)注于滿足我們?cè)诰珶?、油氣產(chǎn)品行業(yè)用戶的需求.加入艾默生將使加大過(guò)程控制系統(tǒng)在執(zhí)行上的優(yōu)勢(shì)成為可能，滿足日益復(fù)雜的需求.” TAG主要為精煉、石化、化學(xué)和煤電行業(yè)提供過(guò)程自動(dòng)化/控制系統(tǒng)工程、儀器使用和電氣設(shè)計(jì)、項(xiàng)目管理等服務(wù).公司總部位于德州休斯頓，分別在德州柯柏斯克里斯提、明尼蘇達(dá)州Bloomington，加州Concord和路易斯安那州Baton Rouge設(shè)有分支機(jī)構(gòu).TAG支持所有領(lǐng)先的過(guò)程自動(dòng)化技術(shù)，并且會(huì)繼續(xù)下去. TAG覆蓋的過(guò)程自動(dòng)化專家技術(shù)包括分布式控制系統(tǒng)（DCS），安全停產(chǎn)系統(tǒng)，PLC、人機(jī)界面、數(shù)據(jù)采集監(jiān)視控制、過(guò)程分析儀、網(wǎng)絡(luò)控制、控制室設(shè)計(jì)和系統(tǒng)文件. [FONT=times] original text [/FONT] [font=times][Color=#708090]Acquisition expands Emerson’s process control engineering and project management capabilities for refining, petrochemical and related industries AUSTIN, TEXAS （January 8, 2008） – Emerson today announced that it has acquired The Automation Group （TAG） of Houston, Texas. TAG becomes part of Emerson Process Management, expanding Emerson’s capabilities for providing technical and management services for the design, engineering and implementation of process automation systems for the refinery, petrochemical, oil and gas production and other industries. Terms of the deal were not announced. "TAG’s depth of expertise for upgrading existing facilities and delivering new projects is highly complementary to our own existing capabilities," said John Berra, president, Emerson Process Management. "The acquisition expands our ability to address industry needs for automation engineering and project management solutions. We are committed to growing our worldwide design, engineering and implementation capabilities and this acquisition will make a substantial contribution to that goal." "Emerson‘s global reach and technological leadership will help us to better serve our valued existing customers, as well as new ones," said Steve Paulson, president of TAG. "Our organizations are well aligned in terms of our strong focus on meeting customer needs and our shared commitment to the refining, petrochemical and oil and gas production industries. Joining Emerson will make it possible to deliver a broader advantage in the implementation of process control systems required to meet increasingly complex needs." TAG provides process automation/control system engineering, instrument and electrical design, project management services to the refining, petrochemical, chemical and coal power industries. The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas, and has branches in Corpus Christi, Texas; Bloomington, Minnesota; Concord, California; and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. TAG supports all of the leading process automation systems and will continue to do so. TAG‘s expertise covers a wide range of process automation technologies including distributed control systems （DCSs）, safety shutdown systems, programmable logic controllers （PLCs）, human machine interfaces （HMIs）, supervisory control and data acquisition （SCADA）, process analyzers, control networks, control room design and system documentation.[/color][/font]