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From: wagner@prod.mew.mei.co.jp (Matthias Wagner)
Subject: Re: OEM
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In article <2e5be4INNjpa@no-names.nerdc.ufl.edu>, dkn@cimar.me.ufl.edu (Dave Novick) writes:
> 
> In my wanderings through various electroincs magizines, I've found the 
> letters OEM, such as ...or custom made for OEM use or ...special OEM 
> pricing.  What do these letters stand for?

The letters "OEM" stand for "Original Equipment Manufacturer", if I am correct.
The usage, however, is rather unclear to me.  It involves one manufacturer using a
finished product of another company in their system.  So I would assume that the
"OEM" producer of the component, but from the phrasings I've heard this is far
from clear.  Anyone know the correct grammatical structure?

Matthias Wagner
CIM Center
Production Engineering Laboratory
Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.
Kadoma, Japan
