Original equipment manufacturer

An original equipment manufacturer (OEM) is a company that produces parts and equipment that may be marketed by another company. However, the term is ambiguous, with several other common meanings: an OEM can be the maker of a system that includes other companies' subsystems, an end-product producer, an automotive part that is manufactured by the same company that produced the original part used in the automobile's assembly, or a value-added reseller.[1][2] OEM manufacturing is also widely used in the packaging industry, particularly in the production of customized gift boxes for wine and spirits. These OEM producers allow brands to create unique holiday packaging without maintaining their own manufacturing facilities.[3]

  1. ^ Kidder, John Tracy (1981). "1. How to Make a Lot of Money". The Soul of a New Machine. United States: Little, Brown and Company. ¶ 17. ISBN 9780316491709. Many customers, such as the Department of Defense, wanted to buy complete systems, all put together and ready to run with the turn of a key; hence the rise of companies known as original equipment manufacturers, or OEMs—they'd buy gear from various companies and put it together in packages.
  2. ^ "Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)". Practical Law. Archived from the original on 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  3. ^ "5 Creative Ideas for Holiday Wine Gift Boxes That Impress". Fordico OEM. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
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