What is an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)?
The term Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) originally referred to a company that supplied equipment to another company to resell or incorporate into their own equipment for sale. OEM is now used to refer to a product that is acquired by the company to be reused or incorporated into another product using the reseller’s brand name. Sometimes, OEM is used to refer to a company that makes the end product using parts from another manufacturer.