Contract electronics manufacturing referred to as CEMs, are companies that make products under contract for other companies.
That’s the service we provide; companies reach out to us to improve their electronics’ design and manufacture their electronics.
A contract electronics manufacturing company works for OEMs; a clear example is Foxconn, which manufactures Apple’s products, Foxconn being the CEM and Apple the OEM.
The sectors that make use of CEMs to develop their products
- Industrial
- Military defense
- The oil and gas industry
- Communications
- Transportation
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HOW IS A CONTRACT ELECTRONIC MANUFACTURING COMPANY DIFFERENT FROM AN ODM?
An ODM will usually be the owner of the product’s IP, whereas a CEM will not own it at all; you’re free to move your design and molds to any other third-party manufacturer.
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