The agreement combines Advantech's expertise in industrial computing and embedded platforms with DEKRA's capabilities in independent testing, inspection, and international certification. The goal is to help manufacturers and integrators meet the requirements of the European Union's Cyber Resilience Regulation (CRA) and international standards such as IEC 62443, by incorporating cybersecurity from the earliest stages of product design.
The collaboration will allow customers to identify the technical and regulatory requirements of different markets before finalizing the development of their equipment. Advantech and DEKRA will offer support in technical and feasibility assessments, documentation review, certification preparation, vulnerability management, and secure development.
The Advantech AFE-E630 system achieves IEC 62443-4-2 SL 2 level
As the first result of the collaboration, the Advantech AFE-E630 industrial edge computing system has passed an independent assessment by DEKRA. The system has received an Attestation of Conformity (AoC) confirming its compliance, within the assessed scope, with the requirements of IEC 62443-4-2, Security Level 2 (SL 2). The AFE-E630 is designed for commercial and industrial energy storage management applications, where protecting connected systems is essential to ensuring operational reliability.
This assessment provides a verified cybersecurity baseline at the product level, which can serve as a reference for subsequent integration processes and assessment of complete systems.
Advantech and DEKRA plan to expand their collaboration to various industrial sectors and emerging technologies. Areas under consideration include AI-based industrial systems, semiconductor manufacturing, robotics, drones and other mission-critical unmanned systems, as well as equipment for energy facilities and transportation management applications.
The increasing integration of AI into physical devices is increasing the relationship between product safety, functional safety, and cybersecurity, especially in connected systems that must operate reliably.
Regulatory compliance and access to international markets
The alliance aims to establish an evaluation process encompassing product definition, testing, certification, and commercialization. Advantech will contribute its industrial computing platforms and application expertise, while DEKRA will provide independent evaluation services and experience with international standards.
