OEM generally refers to original equipment manufacturers, commonly known as "OEM", "OEM".
OEM is the brand producer does not directly produce the product, but the use of their own mastery of the "key core technology" is responsible for the design and development of new products, control of sales and sales "channels".
Their production capacity is limited, and even production lines, plants are not, in order to increase production and sales, in order to reduce the risk of new production lines, and even in order to win the time of the market, through the contract ordering way to entrust the production of other manufacturers of similar products, ordered products at a low price to buy out, and directly affixed with their own brand trademarks.
This entrusted to others to produce a cooperative approach that is OEM, to undertake this processing task is known as the manufacturer of OEM manufacturers, the production of products is OEM products. Specifically, OEM is original equipment manufacturer, ODM is original design manufacturer, OBM is original brand manufacturer.
Difference between OEM and ODM
1, different ways of cooperation
The most obvious difference between OEM and ODM is that OEM is commissioned by the original manufacturer, while ODM commissioned by the original manufacturer design. One is commissioned to manufacture, one is commissioned to design, which is the biggest difference between the two.
In industrial society, OEM and ODM can be said to be commonplace. Because of manufacturing costs, ease of transportation, saving development time and other considerations, well-known brand companies are generally willing to find other manufacturers OEM or ODM. when looking for other companies for OEM or ODM, well-known brand companies also have to bear a lot of responsibility.
2, the copyright belongs to a different
OEM products, in fact, there is a brand outside the processing enterprise according to the brand requirements and production and brand trademark and the name of the world. Design and other technical property rights belong to the brand. ODM products, in addition to the external trademark and the name belongs to the brand, design property rights belong to the commissioned manufacturer.
Commonly speaking, OEM can be called OEM or OEM production, with other people's technology and brand, the factory is only responsible for the production. ODM can be called: labeling, that is, the factory's products, paste other people's brands.