About MCS

In 1977, three university graduates founded Micronic Computer Systeme GmbH to market their passion for developing electronics.

Today, MCS has over 70 employees and has developed into a high-tech solution developer. MCS develops, integrates and produces hardware and software components for a wide range of markets.

A good team is like an orchestra: everyone contributes his or her personal skills in the relevant place. Only the combination of all instruments results in more than the sum of its parts. No one can achieve alone what all can achieve together if they define a common goal.

Ulrich Nierhoff

Managing Director

OUR HISTORY

  • 2023

    Development of a centralised payment terminal for charging parks

    Hardware and software development for CAPOS, a centralised system for flexible, vendor-independent use in public charging hubs – for new installations or easy retrofitting.

    Development of a centralised payment terminal for charging parks

  • 2020

    Development and production of first consumer product

    MCS develops, produces and distributes a cost-effective, wifi-capable e-Ink display for the occupancy or status display of rooms (server room monitoring, room occupancy display).

    Development and production of first consumer product

  • 2020

    Development and production of an LTE online module

    ... for vehicle tracking in the area of “last mile” delivery with electric-powered small vehicles (ONO-Motion).

    Development and production of an LTE online module

  • 2019

    Development of a radar sensor

    ... for the area of parking space management (parking space occupancy) and presence detection (physical blocking of e-mobility charging spaces without authorisation).

    Development of a radar sensor

  • 2019

    Change of ownership at MCS

    Due to a change of ownership of the main shareholder Elektrosil, MCS becomes independent again.

    Change of ownership at MCS

  • 2018

    MCS again at Innotrans 2018

    For the first time, the company presents a complete access control system for the public sector in cooperation with Deutsche Mechatronics (DTMT). MCS developed the control system, integrated various payment and operating systems and designed the necessary software to function and connect to the customer backend.

    MCS again at Innotrans 2018

  • 2017

    MCS turns 40

    ... and celebrates with now 70 employees and business partners.

    MCS turns 40

  • 2016

    Expansion of activities in the e-mobility sector

    ... by developing the Smart eCharger - an intelligent interruptible charging control for electric vehicles. MCS becomes a partner in the sMobility.COM consortium, a joint project funded by the BMWi, which aims to promote the economical and convenient use of electric vehicles in fleets.

    Expansion of activities in the e-mobility sector

  • 2015

    Relocation of the company headquarters to Südkreuz and expansion into a high-tech development centre

    The company headquarters with administration and development will be relocated from Tempelhofer Hafen to Berlin's Südkreuz at Geneststrasse 5. On an area of 1,300 sqm, the new location will become a high-tech development centre.

    Relocation of the company headquarters to Südkreuz and expansion into a high-tech development centre

  • 2015

    MCS becomes strategic cooperation partner of CCV Deutschland GmbH

    and distributes vending machine solutions for the payment sector in the national and international market. The partnership focuses on the distribution of the OPP-C60 family of vending terminals, including the new NFC technology for contactless and cashless payment solutions.

    MCS becomes strategic cooperation partner of CCV Deutschland GmbH

  • 2014

    Expansion of production capacities in Wernberg-Köblitz

    ... by a second production hall. The new hall provides space for a production facility for manufacturing fan units, a hotmelt moulding facility for overmoulding cables and electronics, as well as production workstations for device assembly and cable assembly.

    Expansion of production capacities in Wernberg-Köblitz

  • 2013

    Elektrosil becomes new main shareholder of MCS

    The Hamburg-based company is a long-standing partner of MCS in customer and supplier relations. The takeover of the business shares seals the merger of two companies rich in tradition. The MCS founders leave the company.

    Elektrosil becomes new main shareholder of MCS

  • 2013

    MCS becomes Value Added Distributor of Deutsche Telekom

    ... for electronic payment systems in the unattended sector.

    MCS becomes Value Added Distributor of Deutsche Telekom

  • 2011

    Expansion of the Wernberg production facility

    ... by adding an area for materials management and the warehouse. Investment in further highly productive placement machines.

    Expansion of the Wernberg production facility

  • 2009

    Move from Tempelhof Airport to the Ullstein site

    ... at Tempelhof Hafen.

    Move from Tempelhof Airport to the Ullstein site

  • 2009

    Start of the distribution of payment systems

    Cooperation with Hypercom for the products Artema Modular and AVT.compact, electronic payment systems for vending machines.

    Start of the distribution of payment systems

  • 2007

    MCS celebrates 30th anniversary

    MCS celebrates 30th anniversary

  • 2007

    MCS breaks new ground in sales

    ... and becomes an official Solution Partner of congatec AG, a manufacturer of embedded systems. Elektrosil GmbH includes MCS products in its sales programme.

    MCS breaks new ground in sales

  • 2006

    GPS systems for locating trucks and containers

    MCS launches modules for GPS systems for locating trucks and containers.

    GPS systems for locating trucks and containers

  • 2002

    Development of a CMS (Central Management System)

    ... to network parking ticket machines and introduce the system nationwide in Dubai and Sharjah (United Arab Emirates).

    Development of a CMS (Central Management System)

  • 2001

    Promotion of own product development

    These include printers and modems for special areas of application, for example for vending machines in outdoor areas. They are characterised by particularly low power consumption and insensitivity to weather conditions.

    Promotion of own product development

  • 1997

    New construction of a state-of-the-art production facility in Wernberg-Köblitz, Bavaria

    With the new equipment, MCS is able to produce SMD assemblies. Whereas up to now it was only self-developed devices that were manufactured at the MCS plant, MCS is now also starting to manufacture them externally.

    New construction of a state-of-the-art production facility in Wernberg-Köblitz, Bavaria

  • 1996

    Start of business relationship with the United Arab Emirates

    Major order for an MCS customer from Dubai for the area-wide installation of solar-powered parking ticket machines. The development challenge here is extreme climatic conditions such as humidity, sand, temperature and solar radiation as well as the printing and display of Arabic customer dialogues. In the following years, thousands of parking ticket vending machines will be produced for the Emirates.

    Start of business relationship with the United Arab Emirates

  • 1995

    Start of the development of modems and the networking of vending machines

    With the help of MCS solutions, it is now possible to pay at ATMs with cash cards.

    Start of the development of modems and the networking of vending machines

  • 1994

    Development of the first control system for solar-powered parking ticket machines

    The main objectives are low power consumption and outdoor operation with a wide temperature range.

    Development of the first control system for solar-powered parking ticket machines

  • 1992

    First major order from Siemens

    ... for the development and supply of controls for parking ticket vending machines. The machines are used all over the world.

    First major order from Siemens

  • 1991

    Relocation of production to the Upper Palatinate/Bavaria

    ... to be closer to important customers. Among other things, around 20,000 stamp dispensers and booklet dispensers are produced here for Deutsche Post in the following ten years.

    Relocation of production to the Upper Palatinate/Bavaria

  • 1984

    Development of an offset press control system for Rotaprint

    It becomes the fastest offset press in the world at the time with 27,000 sheets per hour.

    Development of an offset press control system for Rotaprint

  • 1981

    Start of the development of controls for ticket vending machines

    Through the merger with the company Voigt & Co, with which a close cooperative relationship already existed, MCS now also takes over the expertise in the development of ticket vending machines. Voigt & Co designed the first ticket vending machine for mPNV as early as 1975.

    Start of the development of controls for ticket vending machines

  • 1980

    Development of a dialysis system (artificial kidney)

    ... which enables safe and painless dialysis with the help of a tandem computer system and regulated pumps.

    Development of a dialysis system (artificial kidney)

  • 1979

    Development of a video learning system for education and training

    In addition to banks and the military, BMW has also opted for the system. It is used worldwide in 18 languages.

    Development of a video learning system for education and training

  • 1978

    Move from Berlin-Lankwitz to the grounds of Tempelhof Airport

    ... and building up its own permanent staff. In addition to development services, MCS can now also provide production capacities.

    Move from Berlin-Lankwitz to the grounds of Tempelhof Airport

  • 1978

    Development of the Alpha1 learning computer and series production

    Alpha 1 teaches how microprocessors work and how to programme them. Many engineers who learned on Alpha1 henceforth associate microprocessor technology with MCS. In the following years, the company benefits greatly from the early turn to microprocessor technology. In addition, MCS earns a reputation for quickly understanding its customers' tasks and being able to deliver solutions promptly.

    Development of the Alpha1 learning computer and series production

  • 1977

    Foundation of MCS

    3 passionate engineers/physicists and a "backer" found MCS Micronic Computer Systeme GmbH in a garage in Berlin-Lankwitz with the aim of developing and marketing electronic solutions and products based on the then still young microprocessor technology.

    Foundation of MCS