What does SERES Group do?

SERES Group is a B2B service company specialised in custom electromechanical products, operating across two pillars. The first is Product Development & Supply: covering the full cycle from feasibility study, design for manufacturing (DFM), prototyping, mass production, quality assurance and logistics, in ODM, JDM, OEM or value-added engineering models. The second is Industrial Alliances: supplier qualification, technology IP licensing, M&A advisory, market development, and cross-border industrial strategy between Europe and Asia.

Who does SERES Group work with?

SERES Group works with three types of clients. Startups and scale-ups that have a validated hardware prototype and need to move to serial production in Asia. SMEs that need to optimise their global supply chain without the overhead of a local subsidiary. And corporates and listed industrial groups that need speed, flexibility and local execution on both continents with their IP protected. Clients include ITW, AGFA, Xerox, Inkcups, E2 Drives, PSA Peugeot Citroën, and The Faktory.

What is the difference between ODM, JDM, OEM and value-added engineering at SERES Group?

SERES Group adapts to the client's level of design ownership. ODM (Original Design Manufacturing) means SERES takes full design responsibility. JDM (Joint Design Manufacturing) means the design is co-developed between the client and SERES. Value-added engineering means SERES improves or adapts an existing client design for manufacturability. OEM means pure manufacturing execution based on the client's complete design. All four models are available across the EU-Asia supply chain.

Where is SERES Group located?

SERES Group is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, with its Asia headquarters in Hong Kong and offices in Shenzhen and Shanghai, close to factories and suppliers. This enables local support, sourcing, QC inspection and project management on both continents.

How does SERES Group protect client IP?

As a pure service company with no own products, SERES Group has no competing agenda. It does not market or brand its own products, which eliminates the conflict of interest common in trading companies. SERES acts as an intermediary that filters and distributes know-how under full confidentiality, ensuring there is no IP leakage to competitors or to the market.

What industries does SERES Group serve?

SERES Group is multi-sector and has delivered projects in automotive (PSA Peugeot Citroën), industrial printing (AGFA, Inkcups), building and construction tools (ITW), e-mobility (E2 Drives), home appliances, and mechatronics. The common thread is custom electromechanical products requiring EU-Asia industrial execution.

What is SERES Group's revenue model?

SERES Group's fee model is flexible and results-oriented: fixed fees (time-based or budgeted) combined with variable, success-linked components such as commissions, success fees, trading margins or equity participation. Its earnings are tied to the outcome of the client's project.

指南

从已验证的样机到量产

已验证的样机证明产品可行，但不能证明它可以由陌生的供应商以合理成本稳定地重复生产。多数硬件项目正是卡在这一步，这也是我们的工作所在。以下是我们与客户一起走过的路径，按实际顺序排列。

成本与可行性评估

在开模之前，我们如实核算产品成本：物料清单、模具投入、目标产量，以及在您计划销售数量下的单件成本。如果设计无法以合理成本实现产业化，应在这一步发现，而不是在开模之后。

供应商筛选与工厂谈判

工厂之间差别很大。我们从能力、模具、产能和出口经验等方面审核候选工厂，并代表您谈判价格和条款。您无需自行建立供应体系，只需支付服务费用，而不必设立子公司。

可制造性设计（DFM）

能用的样机，往往不是能以目标成本顺利生产的设计。我们调整结构、公差、材料和装配顺序，让工厂能够实际生产，同时不改变产品对用户的功能。

样机制作与验证支持

先做工程样机，再做试产样品，按产品实际使用条件进行测试。每一轮修改我们都同步更新文件，确保交付开模的设计就是经过验证的设计。

质量管理与质检（QC）

质量标准在首批生产前就要确定：检验计划、约定公差、生产过程中的驻厂质检。问题在产线上发现，只需返工；出货后才发现，就成了索赔。

供应链管理与物流

生产启动后，工作的重点是保持稳定运行：零部件供应、交期、运输和单证。让量产持续进行，而不是每隔几周就停下来。

选择合适的合作模式

您从哪一步开始，取决于您已掌握多少设计。我们据此调整，而不是让每个项目都套用同一种合同。

ODM（原始设计制造）: 由 SERES 承担产品的全部设计责任。
JDM（联合设计制造）: 由您的团队与我们共同开发设计。
增值工程: 基于现有设计的优化与改良，提升可制造性。
OEM（代工生产）: 完全按照您的完整设计进行生产。

四种模式均可在中欧供应链中实施。SERES 是纯服务型公司，没有自有产品，与客户不存在竞争关系：知识产权严格保密，没有利益冲突。

我们在其中的角色

我们在布鲁塞尔、香港、深圳和上海设有办公室，专注定制机电产品与中欧产业生态 20 余年，行业涵盖汽车、工业印刷、建筑与施工工具、电动出行、家用电器和机电一体化。我们可以负责全部步骤，也可以在您遇到困难的环节介入。

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