Germanedge

Germanedge is a German manufacturing software group that brings together GEFASOFT, New Solutions, ORSOFT and QDA Solutions under one name. It sells tools for running, planning and checking factory operations, and extends that work beyond the shop floor to supply chains, external partners and contract manufacturers.

Products and services

• EdgeOne: a platform-as-a-service architecture designed for manufacturing operations management (MOM) and MES.
• Manufacturing execution: MES and machine data collection, drawn from the GEFASOFT side of the group.
• Advanced planning and scheduling: APS and supply chain planning, continuing the ORSOFT product line.
• Quality management: quality software from QDA Solutions.
• Shop floor and maintenance tools: connected worker applications from New Solutions, plus maintenance management.

Who it works with

The group serves manufacturers looking to digitise production and IIoT processes. It reports more than 600 active customers in over 40 countries across five continents, and names Volkswagen, Seat, Bayer and RWE among its clients. Former ORSOFT customers now deal with Germanedge.

Key facts

• Based in: Germany
• Team: more than 350 employees across the four companies
• Chief executive: Christian von Stengel
• Former name: ORSOFT's planning business now trades as Germanedge