OEM usually starts from an existing pen, roller, or stamp family with branding and packaging changes. ODM goes deeper into configuration when volume and specifications are clear.
Either path begins with a product fit conversation and a quotation for the model and the quantity.
OEM on a listed model
OEM starts from a pen, a roller, or a stamp already in the catalog. The brief names the logo, the finish, and the carton print. The device on the line stays a listed model: a T9, an S5, a K7, a 540, 180, or 192 roller, or a 169 or 141 stamp.
A logo on the tool and a logo on the carton are separate lines. The packing list then shows the housing and the carton as two placements. The quotation prices the listed model and those branding lines.
ODM when the brief widens the configuration
ODM is the path when the brief asks for a housing or a configuration written past the listed finish and print. The work runs from the brief through a sample and then production. The quotation names the family, the configuration, and the quantity.
Volume and the written specification sit in the first message. A new body or a new cartridge interface is priced as configuration. Pens, rollers, and stamps remain the public lines. A cartridge stays an accessory on the pen line.
What the quotation records
Either path records the model, the quantity, and the market. The certificate files published with the catalog are ISO 13485, CE LVD, CE EMC, and CE RoHS. Those files can travel with the quotation for the devices named on the order.
The first message names one model per line. A repeat uses the approved sample as the record for the finish, the cartridge series, and the carton print.