Difference between OEM and ODM

Difference between OEM and ODM

• 2025-03-20 08:57:17
• by Admin

For new friends, there are a lot of people who are not clear about the difference between OEM and ODM, today we talk about these two product designs.

OEM ( Original Equipment Manufacturer )

That is, OEM production, also known as spot production, is commonly known as OEM.

The basic meaning of that brand producers do not directly produce products, but use their mastery of the key core technology and are responsible for the design and development of new products, control of sales channels, and specific processing tasks through the contractual ordering method entrusted to other manufacturers of similar products.

Afterward, the ordered products will be bought out at a low price and directly affixed with their brand trademarks.

This kind of commissioned production of co-operation is referred to as OEM, the manufacturer to undertake the processing task is known as OEM manufacturers, the production of products is known as OEM products.

ODM ( Original Design Manufacturer )

Directly translated as ‘Original Design Manufacturer’, ODM refers to the fact that after a manufacturer designs a certain product, in some cases, it may be favored by some other enterprises, which may request to produce it with the latter's brand name or modify the design a little bit to produce it.

This allows the other manufacturer to reduce its own development time. Manufacturers who undertake the design and manufacturing business are called ODM manufacturers, and the products they produce are ODM products.

Difference between OEM and ODM

OEM and ODM are both modes of cooperation between brands and manufacturers in product design and manufacturing.

The difference between the two mainly lies in:

(1) different ways of cooperation

OEM cooperation is, by the brand producers use their own mastery of the key core technology is responsible for the design and development of new products, control of sales channels, commissioned by the manufacturer only in accordance with the brand's technical information and requirements for manufacturing.

ODM co-operation mode is: the purchaser entrusts the manufacturer to provide all services from R&D, design to production and post maintenance.

(2) Different copyright ownership

OEM products are brands other than the processing company according to the brand requirements and production the brand's trademark, and the name of the world. The design and other technical property rights belong to the brand.

ODM products, in addition to the external trademark and name, belong to the brand, and the 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: OEM, that is, the factory's products,passd other people'sbrandsd.

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