GENERAL NEWS
Protection from cyber-attacks
The Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute ( CyManII ) has released a roadmap to help manufacturers strengthen their cybersecurity infrastructure . The roadmap will help businesses to understand how CyManII ’ s technical efforts can be leveraged to achieve a secure manufacturing architecture , while also focusing on fundamental business goals including productivity , quality control and profits .
“ This roadmap outlines a pathway for U . S . manufacturers to cyber-harden their systems , processes and supply chains today while also presenting a robust research , development and deployment strategy that introduces cyber innovations that are threat-informed and provide verifiable security guarantees ,” said CyManII Chief Executive Officer , Howard Grimes , who also serves as UTSA associate vice president and associate vice provost for Institutional Initiatives .
The roadmap provides a unifying national plan to drive manufacturers toward processes that are data-intensive , digitised and include emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning to drive productivity gains in the face of growing complexity and competition in the industry .
“ The cybersecurity innovations will enable manufacturers to ensure that their intellectual property , vital data and critical processes are cyber-secure . These protections are essential to keeping the U . S . manufacturing industry competitive in the global market and to the country ’ s national and economic security ,” added CyManII .
Led by UTSA , CyManII was launched in 2020 by the U . S . Department of Energy as a Clean Energy Manufacturing Institute to bring together the manufacturing industry , research and academic institutions , and federal government agencies to develop technologies that enable the security and growth of the U . S . manufacturing sector . It is funded by the U . S . Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy ’ s Advanced Manufacturing Office and co-managed with the U . S . Office of Cybersecurity , Energy
Howard Grimes , CyManII , chief executive officer .
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CyManII is also involved in collaborative research to design and implement nextgeneration architectures that are cyberinspired and secure by design .
“ CyManII is charting an aggressive course to a more secure and prosperous manufacturing industry ,” said Kelly Speakes- Backman , principal deputy assistant secretary for the U . S . Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy . “ The initiatives detailed in this roadmap will ensure that our protective measures keep pace with advances in automation , digitisation and a range of advanced
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Porsche accelerates e-bike development
Porsche wants to increase its activities in the e-bike segment . To this end , two joint ventures founded by Porsche and Dutch company , Ponooc Investment B . V ., have started operations . Porsche eBike Performance GmbH ( based in Ottobrunn near Munich ) will develop electric drive systems for twowheelers . These include motors , batteries and the necessary software architecture for connectivity solutions . Stuttgart-based P2 eBike GmbH , powered by Porsche , intends to use these drive systems to launch a new generation of Porsche e-bikes from the middle of this decade .
Jan Becker , the former CEO of Porsche Lifestyle GmbH & Co . KG , takes over as chairman of the management of Porsche eBike Performance GmbH . His counterpart at P2 eBike GmbH will be Moritz Failenschmid , who is also the managing director of Focus Bikes .
“ We see great potential for Porsche in the e-bike segment . That is why we are consistently expanding our activities in this area ,” said Lutz Meschke , Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche AG and Member of the Executive Board for Finance and IT .
“ Jan Becker and Moritz Failenschmid are proven experts when it comes to setting up and developing forward-looking and customeroriented ventures . As part of a highly skilled and motivated team , they will prove this in the two joint ventures ,” he added .
In addition to compact drive systems from Fazua , Porsche eBike Performance GmbH will develop and produce e-bike drive systems under the Porsche brand name . Both product categories will be distributed to e-bike manufacturers worldwide in the future , with the newly founded joint venture acting as a technology partner . The electric drive systems will be used in Porsche e-bikes as well as in the products of other brands .
In recent months , Porsche has acquired stakes in several companies in the e-bike segment . In addition to the Croatian e-bike brand Greyp , these include Fazua . In June , Porsche increased its stake in the company from 20 to 100 per cent .
“ Based in Munich , Fazua is the founder of ‘ light ’ e-bikes . It will now be merged into Porsche eBike Performance GmbH ,” Porsche told ISMR .
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Right : Moritz Failenschmid , Chairman , P2 eBike GmbH . Middle : Jan Becker , Chairman , Porsche eBike Performance GmbH . Far right : Porsche eBike Performance GmbH will develop electric drive systems for two-wheelers .
Porsche is continuing to work with its longstanding partner , Rotwild , on its current e-bike models . In March 2021 , the company launched its interpretation of exclusive electric bikes with the Porsche eBike Sport and the Porsche eBike Cross . In addition , Porsche Digital GmbH offers a platform for digital services related to cycling under the Cyklær brand . The multiaward-winning Cyklær Bike was developed with Fazua and Greyp . n