About German Edge Cloud
German Edge Cloud (GEC) is a provider of industrial software, services and technologies that support companies in their transformation to a digitalised, resilient and energy-efficient manufacturing facility. With its ONCITE Digital Production System (DPS), GEC offers a software solution with standardised applications and microservice-based architecture for an easy integration of new functionalities.
GEC solutions have proven themselves across a wide range of industries – from the automotive industry and metal processing to electronics manufacturing and beyond.
German Edge Cloud is a co-founder and committed member of initiatives such as Gaia-X, Factory-X and Catena-X. As part of the automotive network and with its Catena-X-certified ONCITE DPS, for example, GEC is committed to efficient, transparent and secure data exchange along the entire automotive industry value chain.
ONCITE Digital Production System
Industrial digitization
Over 30 years of industrial experience
Company & Product Timeline
IoTOS Founded
Launch of IoT-based products and industrial applications.
Launch of ONCITE DPS
Market introduction of the Digital Production System for on-premise data processing and production digitalization in line with Industry 4.0 standards.
Certifications & Awards
Shortly after market launch, ONCITE DPS received the Industry 4.0 Award, became the first Catena-X-certified solution, and won the Factory Innovation Award.
Expansion with ONCITE DPS Gateway
Introduction of the Catena-X Connectivity Gateway – certified and ready-to-use for standardized industrial data exchange.
Focus on Industrial AI
Integration of Visual AI and Generative AI (LLMs) – including chatbot applications for industrial use cases.
Management Buy-Out of GEC
German Edge Cloud (GEC) becomes an independent provider of industrial software solutions, with ONCITE DPS as its core product.
Product Expansion: WQTS
Launch of the Water Quality Tracking System (WQTS) – a real-time monitoring solution for sustainable food and beverage production.
Dieter Meuser
CEO of the German Edge Cloud
Dieter Meuser is CEO of German Edge Cloud (GEC) and a pioneer in the field of Industrial IoT and industrial digitalization. As the founder of the internationally recognized MES provider iTAC Software AG and the IIoT pioneer IoTOS GmbH, which later led to the German Edge Cloud, Dieter Meuser has extensive experience and visionary expertise in the design and implementation of digital production solutions.
Dieter Meuser and his team continuously drive innovation and are committed to developing scalable solutions to optimize industrial value chains - with a particular focus on the networked, data-driven factory of the future.
