When buyers, brands or cross-border e-commerce sellers are looking for mobile power suppliers, they often see ‘power bank manufacturers‘ and ‘power bank factories‘ slogans. The two seem to be similar, and many people will be confused. However, there are essential differences in actual cooperation. In this paper, we will thoroughly clarify the core differences between the two for you, hoping to help your procurement decisions!
1 What is a power bank manufacturer?
Mobile power manufacturers are usually the main body responsible for the whole product. They have certain comprehensive capabilities such as design, research and development, supply chain integration, quality control, and regulatory certification. They can have certain production capacity or do not have production capacity. Instead, they entrust other factories to produce on their behalf. They control the production process as a whole and supervise and manage the quality. They are legally responsible parties!
2 What is a power bank factory?
The mobile power plant usually refers to the main body of production, with production equipment, production lines, technical workers and workshops, etc., responsible for the assembly, testing, packaging, quality inspection and other aspects of the product. It can be a manufacturer’s own factory or a factory that provides OEM services.
3 The core difference between power bank manufacturers and factories
In order to better distinguish the core difference between mobile power manufacturers and factories, the following table makes a detailed comparative analysis of the two, hoping to help you quickly distinguish!
| Contrast dimension | Power bank Manufacturers | Power bank Factory |
| Core role | The subject of product liability | Production executors |
| Whether direct production | Not necessarily | Yes |
| Are there R&D capabilities | Usually there is | Not necessarily |
| Are you responsible for certification | Yes | No |
| Can we do ODM | Yes | Basically not. |
| Common cooperation modes | OEM/ODM | OEM processing |
Some companies have both manufacturer and factory status, such as Joway, which is both a mobile power plant and a mobile power manufacturer!
4 Mobile power manufacturer vs mobile power factory, how to choose?
If you have a complete solution, only need to OEM production, then the mobile power plant is also a good choice, he will follow the drawings you provide the implementation of production, in terms of capacity, cost control, execution efficiency has a certain advantage!
However, pure factories may not provide product design, structural design, program development, certification services, etc.! (Some large factories also provide partial design and certification)
If you do not have a mature solution, you need to customize the development, then it is recommended that you choose a mobile power manufacturer, he can provide a mature solution + stable production, can provide appearance, structure, function customization, according to your brand differentiated design…
It is worth noting that: try to choose a mobile power manufacturer with a factory, production without subcontracting out, reduce the intermediate communication links, cooperation efficiency will be relatively higher!
5 Common misunderstandings
Myth 1: A production line is a manufacturer
Wrong: A production line can only mean that it is a factory, mainly responsible for production, not necessarily a manufacturer with integrated development capabilities;
Myth 2: Manufacturers must produce their own
Wrong: The key of the manufacturer is ‘responsibility’, responsible for the whole product, not ‘workshop’, not necessarily direct production;
Myth 3: Factory and Manufacturer are no different for customers
Wrong: In customization, certification, customs clearance and platform compliance, the difference is very large, it is recommended to choose according to your needs!
As a professional mobile power manufacturer, Joway has focused on the field of mobile power for more than 20 years and supports OEM/ODM services. It has the following core advantages:
R&D strength: a professional R&D team of more than 100 members, with professional structural engineers, electronic engineers, software engineers, test engineers and other technical personnel, with technical innovation capabilities;
Production scale: 26 production lines, with SMT workshop, automatic production line, stable production capacity, guaranteed delivery;
Quality Control System: more than 120 people quality control team, perfect quality control process, advanced laboratory equipment, reliability test list open and transparent!
Service and After-sales Protection: project engineer, business team follow up the whole process, after-sales quickly guaranteed!
If you are looking for professional and reliable mobile power manufacturers, focusing on long-term stability of the value of cooperation, please feel free to contact us to obtain your exclusive custom solutions!
