# Emerson to acquire Afag Holding AG

Emerson announced a definitive agreement to acquire Afag Holding AG, a Swiss leader in electric linear motion and handling automation solutions, to expand its factory automation capabilities.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2023-08-17
- Where: St. Louis, United States
- Status: announced
- Products: electric linear motion solutions, feeding and handling automation solutions
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Emerson](https://endata.com/companies/355.md) (acquirer)
- [Afag Holding](https://endata.com/companies/10908.md) (target)

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/emerson-accelerates-factory-automation-capabilities-with-agreement-to-acquire-afag-301902963.html), 2023-08-17: "The transaction will enhance Emerson's capabilities in factory automation, one of the Company's four priority adjacencies, and create a leading motion portfolio combining Afag's electric linear motion solutions with Emerson's pneumatic motion technology."

---
Data from Endata (https://endata.com/). Announcements are summarized from public sources and may be incomplete; check the linked originals.