The full name of OEM is Original Equipment Manufacturer, which refers to the manufacturer producing according to specific conditions according to the original factory's requirements and authorization. All design drawings are manufactured and processed completely according to the design of upstream manufacturers, which is simply OEM. At present, major hardware brands have OEM manufacturers, which means that the products are not produced by the original brand manufacturers, but are produced in cooperation with a certain processing factory. The products are labeled with their own product brand, and compared to selling products based on brand value, OEM products are generally found in the middle and low-end products of first tier brands.

OEM can also be understood as OEM and OEM, which have been popular in developed countries such as Europe and America. It is a game rule for international companies to seek their comparative advantages, reduce production costs, and increase brand added value. In recent years, there has been a widespread practice of OEM manufacturing for computer hardware from major first tier and even second tier brands. Only the vast majority of mid to high end products are kept confidential and produced by brand merchants themselves. However, most of the first tier brand manufacturers have strict quality control over their products, so the number of OEM manufacturers selected by first tier brands is mostly second - and third tier manufacturers with certain strength. This does not necessarily mean that OEM OEM OEM products are poor, but rather that there may be some differences between them and original products, so people are more enthusiastic about original products.

ODM (Original Design Manufacturer), literally translated as "Original Design Manufacturer". ODM refers to a manufacturer designing and producing products based on the specifications and requirements of another manufacturer, and requiring them to be accompanied by the brand name of the latter for sale. Among them, manufacturers who undertake design and manufacturing business are called ODM manufacturers, and the products they produce are ODM products.

1. Buyout method: The brand owner buys out the design of a certain model of product from the ODM manufacturer, or the brand owner separately requests the ODM manufacturer to design a product solution for themselves.

2. Non buyout method: The brand owner does not buy out the design of a certain model of ODM manufacturer's product. ODM manufacturers can sell the design of the same model of product to other brands simultaneously without buying out. When these two or more brands share a design, the main difference between the products of the two brands lies in their appearance.

1. Different cooperation methods

When it comes to OEM, it is actually easy for experts to connect with ODM, which is another concept with many similar meanings. ODM (Original Design Manufacturer) is a product design and development activity that meets the needs of buyers through efficient product development speed and competitive manufacturing efficiency. After having sufficient technical skills, the design ability can be improved, and then one can start taking on projects and handling related design and development affairs. The most obvious difference between OEM and ODM is that OEM is manufactured by the original factory, while ODM is designed by the original factory. One is commissioned manufacturing, and the other is commissioned design, which is also the difference between the two.

In the industrial society, OEM and ODM are commonplace. Due to considerations such as manufacturing costs, transportation convenience, and saving development time, well-known brand enterprises are generally willing to seek OEM or ODM from other manufacturers. When looking for other companies for OEM or ODM, well-known brand companies also have to bear a lot of responsibility. After all, the product is branded by oneself. If the product quality is poor, at least some customers may come to complain, and at worst, they may have to go to court. So, brand enterprises will definitely implement strict quality control during the commissioned processing period. But after the OEM is completed, the quality cannot be guaranteed. Therefore, when some merchants tell you that the manufacturer of a certain product is an OEM or ODM product of a major brand, never believe that its quality is equivalent to that brand. What you can believe is that this manufacturer has a certain level of production capability.

2. Copyright ownership varies.

OEM products are actually produced by processing enterprises outside the brand according to the brand's requirements and published under the brand's trademark and name. The design and other technical property rights belong to the brand. And ODM's products, in addition to the external trademark and name belonging to the brand owner, belong to the design property of the commissioned manufacturer.

Simply put, OEM can be referred to as contract manufacturing or contract production, using someone else's technology and brand, with the factory only responsible for production. ODM can be referred to as OEM, which means that a factory's product is labeled with someone else's brand.

Currently, most small and medium-sized enterprises suffer from technological backwardness, lack of funds, and insufficient production capacity. The development ability of high-end technology products is still weak, making it difficult for them to develop branded products and participate in market competition.

With the increasing concentration of the consumer electronics industry and the deepening of industry division of labor, companies with weaker technical strength and smaller scale choose to entrust product research and development to ODM service providers with more professional advantages for design, research and development, and production. Collaborating with professional ODM service providers can help small and medium-sized enterprises shorten their product development cycles, improve product quality, reduce product costs, etc., which is beneficial for enterprises to seize market share and seek greater development space.

Establishing a long-term stable and positive cooperative relationship with professional ODM service providers is beneficial for small and medium-sized enterprises to continuously innovate in their brand core competitiveness, adapt to the rapid changes in consumer demand, and maintain the brand's competitive advantage in the market.