¿Dónde se Oral-B Toothbrushes Manufactured?
P&G identifies Oral-B electric toothbrush manufacturing in Germany and Shanghai. Learn how to confirm a product’s origin and what to check when choosing an independent OEM supplier.
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1. P&G-Confirmed Locations: Germany and China
Oral-B is a brand of Procter & Gamble (P&G). P&G’s public information identifies manufacturing at the sites below. For an individual product, check its packaging and contact brand support with the model and production code.
Marktheidenfeld, Bavaria: What P&G Confirms
P&G’s public site information identifies electric toothbrush manufacturing at Marktheidenfeld, Alemania in Lower Franconia, Bavaria. For an individual model’s origin, check the packaging or contact brand support.
| Field | Published site information |
|---|---|
| Ubicación | Marktheidenfeld, Baviera, Alemania |
| Operator | Procter & Gamble (P&G) |
| Product category | Los cepillos de dientes eléctricos Oral-B |
| 2019 expansion: land | Approximately 15,000 m² acquired |
| 2019 expansion: footprint | 700 m² |
| 2019 expansion: production space | 8,700 m² across two floors |
| 2019 expansion: production functions | Injection molding, assembly and packaging |
P&G confirms that the Marktheidenfeld plant makes Oral-B electric toothbrushes. To identify where a particular unit was made, check its model number and package origin label and contact brand support if you need help interpreting the production code.
2019 Expansion: Figures in P&G’s Announcement
A P&G press release dated June 27, 2019 described the start of an expansion project at Marktheidenfeld. It reported approximately 15,000 m² de terreno adicional and a building footprint of 4,700 m². The announcement describes 8,700 m² of production floor space across two floors: injection molding on the ground floor, assembly and packaging upstairs. It also identifies 3,800 m² for adjacent offices, workshops, and technical areas.
| Reported detail | Figure or description |
|---|---|
| Additional land acquired | ~15.000 m² |
| Building footprint | 700 m² |
| Production floor area | 8,700 m² total across two floors |
| Production use | Injection molding on ground floor; assembly and packaging upstairs |
| Adjacent offices, workshops, and technical areas | 800 m² |
| Source date | June 27, 2019; historical project announcement |
P&G’s 2019 announcement describes planned production space for injection molding, assembly, and packaging. Treat the figures as a record of that project, rather than current output or capacity.
Shanghai Minhang: What P&G China Confirms
P&G China’s careers page identifies a factory in Minhang, Shanghái, China as producing Oral-B electric toothbrushes. Its description also lists Braun electric shavers and some Gillette razors, along with a packaging innovation center.
- Los cepillos de dientes eléctricos Oral-B Named in the factory’s published product range.
- Braun electric shavers and some Gillette razors are also listed.
- Packaging innovation The site description identifies a global packaging innovation center.
- Individual product origin
The factory profile describes the site’s products and activities. To confirm the origin of a particular toothbrush, use its package label and production code when contacting brand support. Ask brand support about the exact model and production code shown on the product or packaging.
What Buyers Can Confirm
The German and Chinese factory profiles confirm Oral-B electric toothbrush manufacturing at both named sites. Use the product’s own labeling and model details to answer a specific origin question.
2. How B2B Buyers Should Evaluate China-Based OEM Suppliers
A supplier’s country or city does not, by itself, prove product quality. A sound sourcing decision compares the exact product, process, site, and destination market. Start with evidence for the specific project — including the supplier’s documented capabilities, current production plan, and model-specific compliance documents. Avoid assuming every supplier in a region offers the same process, price, or quality system. The most useful basis is site-level capability that can be checked against the product specification and production location.
What to Verify
For each supplier, confirm the legal entity and production site, then match its processes and documents to the product and target market. Review the following project details:
- Product and motor specification Compare the claimed motor type and performance with the exact model’s specification and test records.
- Electronics and firmware Confirm the PCB, firmware version, and any wireless modules for the product you will order.
- Materials and brush heads Check the stated bristle, handle, and head materials against the product specification and supplier records.
- Molding and assembly Ask which processes are performed at the named site and which are outsourced.
- Battery and safety documents Match battery test reports to the cell and product configuration. Check whole-product requirements separately.
Do not infer a shared supplier relationship from a brand name, city, or component category. Verify any claimed customer or supply-chain relationship directly and obtain permission before publishing customer references.
Qué Significa Esto para los Compradores B2B
An independent brand can work with an OEM supplier without owning a factory. Before committing, request a product-specific scope and quotation covering the selected model, tooling, samples, materials, testing, packaging, order quantity, and shipping terms. Costs and schedules depend on these details; generic market figures do not define a project quote.
Four Checks for Comparing OEM Suppliers
- Comparable costs: Request itemized quotes for the same specification. Separate tooling, materials, testing, packaging, shipping, and other fees; compare like with like.
- Applicable documents: Ask which rules apply in each destination market and request the model-specific declarations and test reports that cover the quoted configuration. Check regulatory requirements, declarations, test reports and quality-system certificates for their respective purposes.
- Development scope: Confirm who is responsible for design, tooling, testing, packaging, and manuals; record outsourced work and change-control responsibilities.
- Project schedule: Agree on a milestone plan after requirements are defined; samples, tooling, testing, and shipping can affect timing.
Para un desglose detallado del costo unitario que incluye motor, PCB, batería y componentes de empaque, consulte nuestro guía de costos de fabricación de cepillos de dientes eléctricos.
About Relish Tech
Shenzhen Relish Technology Co., Ltd. is an independent Fabricante OEM/ODM focused on oral-care products, with manufacturing operations in Shenzhen and Huizhou, China. The company has manufactured oral-care products since 2012. Its published company information includes:
- Combined monthly capacity: Up to 1.2 million units across oral-care product lines; product mix and actual output vary.
- Plantilla: 350+ employees across the company’s operations.
- R&D personnel: 30+ R&D personnel; discuss the team assigned to your project.
- Documentación de conformidad: Review the available certificados del sistema de calidad y product-specific records for their stated scope, validity, model and market coverage.
- Operating footprint: 20,000 m² combined area across Shenzhen and Huizhou operations.
- Gama de productos: Cepillos eléctricos, irrigadores bucales, cabezales de cepillo, y envases personalizados
3. How to Check a Product’s Origin
Start with the country-of-origin label on the product and packaging. Record the model number and production code, then contact the brand if the labeling does not answer your question. A charger’s identification number may differ from the toothbrush handle’s model number; give support the details for the component you are asking about.
For an OEM purchase, ask the supplier to identify the legal entity, production site and processes covered by its quotation. Record any outsourced work and the agreed responsibilities for inspection, product documents and changes.
For component-level pricing considerations, see our guía de costos de fabricación de cepillos de dientes eléctricos.
4. Comparing Independent OEM Suppliers
Compare suppliers on the same product specification and destination market. Include materials, brush motion, electronics, packaging, sample approval, testing, inspection and shipping terms in the brief. This makes differences in price and project scope easier to assess.
Ask each supplier where production will take place, which operations it performs and how it manages subcontractors. Judge its available capacity, documents and samples directly, rather than assigning a quality tier, MOQ or lead time to an entire province.
Nuestro guía de cuidado bucal de marca privada covers planning across toothbrushes, water flossers and related products.
Guía de abastecimiento B2B: Qué buscar en un socio OEM
When choosing an independent Fabricante OEM de cepillos de dientes eléctricos, compare its capabilities with your project requirements. Our guide to procesos de fabricación OEM/ODM de cepillos de dientes eléctricos explains the development and production stages.
Lista de comprobación para evaluar la fábrica
- Company identity and compliance documents: Check the supplier’s business license and manufacturing-site details, then review the applicable product and quality-system documents for scope, validity and coverage of your exact model and destination market.
- Capacidad de fabricación: Confirm where molding, PCB assembly, welding and final assembly take place, which processes are outsourced, and who controls quality at each stage.
- Equipo de I+D: Ask the Departamento de I+D about relevant projects, assigned engineers and responsibility for design changes and validation.
- Capacidad de producción: Ask about capacity available for your order, component purchasing and milestone dates. Review a proposed schedule before committing.
- Sistema de control de calidad: Verifique que tengan procesos de IQC (Control de Calidad de Entrada), IPQC (Control de Calidad en Proceso) y OQC (Control de Calidad de Salida).
- Referencias de clientes: Request relevant references that the supplier has permission to share, and ask whether you may contact the customer directly.
- Calidad de la muestra: Approve samples against a written specification covering brush motion, battery performance, enclosure protection and build quality. Agree how the approved sample will control production.
- Calidad de la comunicación: Assess whether the team explains specifications clearly, answers technical questions and records decisions in a language you both use confidently.
Señales de alerta a las que hay que prestar atención
- La fábrica no puede presentar una licencia comercial ni documentos de certificación verificables.
- A low quote that omits specified materials, tests, tooling, packaging or other agreed deliverables.
- Renuencia a permitir visitas a las fábricas o recorridos en vídeo por las mismas
- No hay procesos de control de calidad documentados ni informes de inspección
- Unclear responsibility for manufacturing, subcontracting or quality control at the named site.
Preguntas para Hacer a Cada Proveedor
- Which documents apply to this model and market, and how can I verify their issuer and scope?
- ¿Cuál es su cantidad mínima de pedido (MOQ) por SKU?
- Can you provide the applicable declarations, test reports and registration or listing details for this exact product?
- ¿Cuál es su plazo de producción típico desde la confirmación del pedido hasta el envío?
- ¿Ofrecen OEM, ODM o ambos? ¿Cómo es su proceso?
- ¿Puedo visitar la fábrica (o solicitar un recorrido en video) antes de realizar un pedido?
- ¿Cuál es su tasa de defectos y cuál es su política de garantía?
- ¿Tienen experiencia suministrando a marcas internacionales en mis mercados objetivo?
- ¿Pueden proporcionar muestras de preproducción antes de la producción en masa?
- ¿Qué está incluido en su precio cotizado y qué costos suelen estar excluidos?
Más información: Consulte nuestra guía completa sobre Cómo encontrar un fabricante OEM fiable de cepillos de dientes eléctricos en China.
6. Working with Relish Tech
Relish Tech manufactures electric toothbrushes and water flossers. Discuss the following company and project details with the team:
| Company information | Company or project detail |
|---|---|
| Experiencia | Manufacturing oral-care products since 2012 |
| Compliance documents | Available for review; scope depends on the model and market |
| Combined capacity | Up to 1.2 million units/month across product lines; mix and actual output vary |
| personal de I+D | 30+ R&D personnel; discuss the team assigned to your project |
| Quality processes | Review current incoming, in-process, and outgoing inspection records for the project |
| Product range | Electric toothbrushes and water flossers; confirm the model and configuration |
| Personalización | Discuss logo, colors, packaging, features, tooling, and validation by project |
| Manufacturing footprint | 20,000 m² combined area across Shenzhen and Huizhou operations |
| Cantidad mínima de pedido | Standard custom orders start at 1,000 units; confirm options, materials, and project scope |
| Plazo | Confirm after specifications, samples, tooling, testing, and shipping terms are agreed |
Relish reports 20,000 m² combined manufacturing space across Shenzhen and Huizhou, 12 production lines and 30+ R&D personnel. To review examples of its work, see the casos de clientes or read client reviews.
For an existing platform or a custom cepillo de dientes eléctrico OEM, share your intended market, product specification, quantity and launch plan so the team can define the development scope.
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How to Use These Answers
These answers draw on P&G’s published site information. Confirm individual product origin with the brand and OEM project terms with the supplier.
| Pregunta | Respuesta |
|---|---|
| ¿Dónde se fabrican los cepillos de dientes eléctricos Oral-B? | P&G identifies Oral-B electric toothbrush manufacturing in Marktheidenfeld, Alemania, y Minhang, Shanghái, China. These sources are not a complete global production list. For a particular toothbrush, check its origin label and contact brand support with its model or production code. |
| ¿Los cepillos de dientes Oral‑B se fabrican en China? | Yes. P&G China’s careers page identifies Oral-B electric toothbrushes among products made at its Shanghai Minhang (Braun) factory. The page does not publish model-by-model or global market allocation. |
| Can market-share figures identify where a specific toothbrush is made? | No. A report on sales or market value does not establish a specific product’s factory or national production share. Check the product label and model-specific information from the brand. |
| How should I check compliance documents? | Request documents for the specific model and target market. For U.S. requirements, confirm classification and follow applicable FDA registration and listing rules; a listing is not proof of FDA approval. For EU requirements, review the product’s Declaration of Conformity and applicable standards, and check notified-body designation and scope in NANDO where relevant. Verify ISO certificates with the issuing body. See FDA registration and listing guidance for the applicable U.S. requirements. |
| What is the typical MOQ for an OEM electric toothbrush? | There is no single market-wide MOQ. For Relish standard custom projects, the starting quantity is 1.000 unidades. Confirm the minimum for your selected model, materials, packaging and tooling with the team. |
| How long does an OEM electric-toothbrush project take? | Timing varies with project scope. Confirm the current schedule for an existing-platform project o a custom design including the time needed for sample approval, tooling, testing, component purchasing, production and shipping. |
| Does a supplier in the same city make products for a major brand? | A city or product category does not prove a supplier relationship. Confirm any claimed brand connection directly with both parties and evaluate the exact site, processes, components, and documents for your project. |
Referencias
- Procter & Gamble. (2019, June 27). Groundbreaking for a new production building at MarktheidenfeldFuente: https://pgnewsroom.de/pressemeldungen/pressemitteilung-details/2019/Spatenstich-fr-neue-Produktionshalle-bei-Procter--Gamble/default.aspx
- P&G China Careers. Shanghai Minhang (Braun) factory. Retrieved from https://careers.pg.com.cn/cn/zh/plant-technicians.
- P&G Germany. Our sites: Marktheidenfeld. Marktheidenfeld factory profileFuente: https://de.pg.com/unsere-werke/
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Device registration and listing guidanceFuente: https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/how-study-and-market-your-device/device-registration-and-listing
- Electronic Code of Federal Regulations. 21 CFR 872.6865: Powered toothbrushesFuente: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-H/part-872/subpart-G/section-872.6865
- International Organization for Standardization. ISO 13485:2016 — Sistemas de gestión de calidad para dispositivos médicosFuente: https://www.iso.org/standard/59752.html
- Shenzhen Relish Technology Co., Ltd. Company information and OEM/ODM productsFuente: https://relish-tech.com/
