Consumer Electronics OEM: We Build Your Electronics Devices

We provide consumer electronics OEM manufacturing for smart wearables, Bluetooth speakers, massagers, etc. In this article, you gonna read what OEM is, how we provide OEM services for building your consumer electronic products, and view a case of our consumer electronics OEM manufacturing.

What is OEM?

OEM is original equipment manufacturing, an electronics contract manufacturing mode where the solution company (client) has finished the research and development (R&D), and the electronics manufacturing company (service provider) offers the one-stop electronics manufacturing to build the electronic device from A to Z.

In electronics manufacturing, printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing and assembly are the most important stages. In fact, a turnkey PCB manufacturing service covers all of the electronics manufacturing items.

PCBONLINE, an OEM PCB manufacturer, can provide all electronics manufacturing, including component and enclosure sourcing and box build assembly. We can build your consumer electronics products from scratch to the delivery of the finished devices, labeled and tested.

We serve clients with electronics OEM for not only consumer devices, but also automotive, aerospace, communication, medical, and industrial control electronics.

In contract electronics manufacturing, besides OEM, there are two other manufacturing modes: electronics manufacturing service (EMS) and original design manufacturing (ODM). PCBONLINE has powerful PCBA and electronics manufacturing capabilities and R&D strength, so we can provide all of them. Below, let's define and compare OEM, EMS, and ODM.

Now, we have defined the OEM, EMS, and ODM clearly and straightforwardly. You may still wonder, if you have completed the initial R&D but need engineering support from the electronics manufacturer for optimization and validation, is this a contract manufacturing mode OEM?

Yes, indeed.

Professional electronics OEM manufacturers, like PCBONLINE, have rich manufacturing and engineering experience. Besides turnkey electronics manufacturing from prototypes to mass production, we can check and validate your design and provide optimization advice.

How do We Provide Consumer Electronics OEM?

We manufacture PCBAs and finished devices for consumer electronic products for our clients under their brand's name. Our consumer electronics OEM services proceed in the following processes.

Step 1. Understanding the client's requirements

Once we receive your email or messages from our email address info@pcbonline.com or the online chat window, we try learning your consumer electronics manufacturing requirements and collect information:

• Product concept and function
• Cost expectations
• Compliance needs (FCC, CE, RoHS, REACH, etc.)

Step 2. Check product design & provide engineering

We will check your product design files to ensure their manufacturability and functions:

• Electronics design: PCB layout, BOM (bill of materials), pick-and-place file, circuit simulation
• Firmware/software: Embedded systems, mobile app pairing (if applicable)
• Mechanical design: Housing design, ergonomics, assembly structure

If you don't provide full design files, it's also okay, as our experienced R&D team will handle the rest of the R&D with you and complete the DFM (design for manufacturing).

Step 3. Material sourcing & component supply

We store common electronic components in stock in our warehouse. For the unique parts in your consumer product design, our global supply chain network centered in Hong Kong will source all of them, such as the core ICs, sensors, displays, batteries, wiring cables, mechanical parts, etc.

Besides, we maintain long-term cooperation with the top 3 enclosure manufacturers in China to custom make the housings used for our consumer electronics OEM.

Step 4. Prototype for approval

Our sample production has the same quality, functions, and appearance as the mass production products. We will have the first article inspection of the prototypes, and then send the samples with the FAI report for your approval for mass production.

Step 5. Manufacturing & quality control

The mass OEM manufacturing stage includes:

• SMT and THT assembly of PCBAs
• Post-assembly services and inspections (functional test, IC programming, conformal coating, and burn-in test)
• Final product assembly (enclosures + box-build assembly + application simulation test)
• Quality inspection according to ISO9001 or client standards

We can also provide vibration tests and reliability validation for consumer-grade electronics.

Step 6. Brand labeling & packaging

Our consumer electronics OEM manufacturing also covers brand labeling, including printing or laser-marking your logo, customized packaging design, instruction manuals, and barcode labeling.

With our box-build assembly and labeling, the final products from the client's brand can launch in the market for your sales.

Step 6. Logistics & certification

Depending on the agreement, we can also assist with certifications. When everything's ready, we offer global shipping/logistics to your designated delivery address.

What about the case if you don't have R&D capabilities? No worries, we also have the ODM PCBA options for you! You only need to customize branding or features, and we take care of the development and consumer electronics manufacturing.

Showcase of Our Consumer Electronics OEM Manufacturing

We have provided consumer electronics OEM manufacturing for wearables, IoT homes, electronic musical instruments, electronic education devices, electronic beauty devices, consumer-grade COB lights, etc.

A showcase of our consumer electronics OEM in this article is the eyelash UV light disinfection box. It uses UV light to extinguish bacteria and viruses at the base of the false eyelashes.

When the user places the false eyelashes inside, closes the box, and presses the switch, the UV light inside the box turns on and automatically turns off after five minutes of disinfection, thus disinfecting the false eyelashes.

It obtains Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Certification and Conformité Européenne (CE) certification.

We provided turnkey OEM manufacturing for this device, including component sourcing, PCB fabrication, PCB assembly, and final product assembly from prototypes to mass production.

Besides one-stop electronics manufacturing, we helped contact the bio laboratory to do the biological test to validate its disinfection effect.

What's more, we helped our client to optimize the product design by switching the light position from the inside top to the inside bottom for effective UV lighting on the eyelash.

Partner with PCBONLINE for Consumer Electronics OEM

Since the foundation in 2005, PCBONLINE has been committed to turnkey OEM PCBA for more than two decades and served terminal and design clients from around the globe, including Fortune 500 companies in automotive, industrial controls, and computer, R&D companies in IoT and AI, and startups in consumer, industrial control, automotive, and medical electronics.

Our turnkey OEM PCBA services offer:

• Turnkey PCBA manufacturing: From PCB ptototypes and testing to mass PCBA and box-build assembly, our PCB assembly services are custom and one-stop.
• Complete procurement: We source and customize enclosures, cables, and accessories from reliable suppliers.
• Engineering support: We check enclosure and accessory designs for compatibility with your PCBA and can suggest design changes.
• Free DFM/DFT: We provide free Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Testability (DFT) checks to ensure that designs are optimized for a smooth production process.
• Quality assurance: IPC-A-610 Class 3, automotive-grade or industrial-grade inspection standards.
• Turnkey delivery: From PCB fabrication to final product packaging and shipping.

Whether you need turnkey OEM PCB assembly for consumer electronics, AI hardware, IoT devices, creative electronic products, medical-grade products, or automotive BMS, we can deliver the PCBAs of high quality and in time, meeting any of your project requirements. To get a quote for your consumer electronics OEM project, email us at info@pcbonline.com.

Conclusion

Consumer electronics OEM covers all the electronics manufacturing steps and materials. From samples to final product mass production, PCBONLINE ensures that your consumer device is manufactured under one roof with high quality. With more than 20 years of electronic manufacturing experience in turnkey OEM PCBA, we are ready to check your Gerber and provide consumer electronics OEM services for you. Contact us today!