Compare architectures, routes and costs

Three comparisons, each stating what the option wins on, what it costs, and where it stops being right.

Reviewed by the Anbo United export team · Page last updated: 2026-10-10

Direct answer

This page sits inside the catalogue documentation of a range that covers 7 categories and 22 models. Every figure shown is model-specific and belongs to the standard build; voltage, plug, packaging and destination-market documentation are confirmed on your quotation and the build that ships is the one named on the accompanying documents.

7 categories — coffee machines, pizza makers and electric grills as the primary lines, with air fryers, small kitchen appliances, garment care and spare parts alongside
22 models, each with its own specification page
Every model page states usable capacity ahead of total capacity wherever the two differ

Compare architectures, routes and cost drivers

Decision tables, not marketing pages. Each column states what it wins on, what it costs, and where it stops being the right answer.

Three comparisons matter in this category, and buyers usually make them in the wrong order: which architecture to use, which supply route fits the business, and which variables drive the cost. Each table below gives the answer and then gives the condition under which the answer changes.

Air fryer architecture

Single basket against oven type — the two ends of the ladder, because the middle follows from the decision.

Table 1 — Architecture comparison — what each option wins on and where it stops working
Decision point	Single basket	Oven type	What decides it
Value vs premium positioning	Compete on shelf price and litres; the listing leads on capacity and preset count rather than premium language.	Compete on meal capability or connectivity; the listing leads on what it replaces in the kitchen.	Positioning has to match the margin. A premium-positioned model at value pricing signals a weak specification to reviewers.
Time to market	Shortest. Fewer moving parts, smaller test file, often existing tooling.	Longest. New tooling, longer test file, new marks in a new market.	Where the launch date is fixed, the value position is the safe choice.
Certification scope	Narrow — one heating circuit, one basket.	Wider — second heating circuit, divider, or a larger chamber and door assembly.	Certification scope is a budget item, not just a schedule item.
Carton and freight	Smallest carton, best container utilisation, easiest handling.	Larger and heavier, which changes freight per unit materially.	On a large volume, freight per unit can outweigh the unit-price difference.
Return drivers	Size mismatch is the dominant cause; mitigated by stating usable capacity.	Expectation mismatch on meal capability; mitigated by showing tray dimensions.	Both are specification wording problems, and both are free to fix.
Accessory attach	Basket, grate and liner sets; capacity-change upsells are natural.	Tray, rack and liner accessories; higher unit price supports higher-value attach.	Accessories are planned at range level, not added per model.
Platform extensibility	Easy to add a second capacity on the same platform.	Extensible, but each meaningful variant needs its own tooling.	Where extensibility is the priority, a platform beats a one-off.

Typical envelopes, side by side

Model-level figures from the catalogue, for the models at each end of the ladder.

Table 2 — Air fryer range — comparable figures
Model	Product	Architecture	Usable capacity	Rated power
AF540	5.0 L Digital Air Fryer	Single basket, digital	5.0 L usable / 6.0 L total	1,500 W
AF680	6.5 L Dual Basket Air Fryer	Dual basket with independent zones	2 × 3.2 L usable / 4.0 L total per side	1,800 W
AF700	7.0 L Oven-Type Air Fryer	Oven type, rotating basket or fixed shelf	On request	1,800 W
AF720	7.5 L Dual Basket with Steam Function	Dual basket with combined steam and crisp	2 × 3.5 L usable / 4.4 L total per side	1,900 W
AF820	8.0 L Smart Air Fryer with App Control	Smart, app-paired, recipe library	On request	1,800 W
AF900	9.5 L Commercial-Capacity Air Fryer	High-output, continuous duty	On request	2,400 W

Usable capacity is what remains for food once the basket base and grate displace part of the cavity; it is deliberately smaller than the total figure a listing usually quotes. Rated power is nominal for the standard build and is matched to the destination voltage rather than adapted afterwards.

Which route fits the business

Five routes, compared on the same five axes. This is the comparison that determines the commercial structure, so it belongs before the product conversation.

Table 3 — Supply-route comparison across five business models
Decision point	Retail brands	Distributors	E-commerce sellers	Hospitality	OEM buyers
What you control	The specification and the brand	The market scope and the range	The listing and the customer relationship	The end use and the uptime requirement	The engineering
First conversation should be about	Price ladder positions and the platform structure	Range breadth, territory scope and parts depth	Listing content accuracy and packaging durability	Duty cycle, cleaning regime and service path	IP handling, tooling ownership and the design freeze
Most common failure	Range designed as separate products, so no platform sharing	One hero SKU with no range depth, and no parts depth	Specification content too thin to survive a listing rebuild	Domestic-grade units in a commercial environment	Late specification changes, which cost money after tooling
Where we add most value	Platform structure, private label, artwork workflow	MOQ structure across categories, spare-parts depth, replenishment	Usable-capacity content, transit-durable packaging, variant strategy	Durability specification and spare-part planning	Tooling, compliance and IP handling as one accountable programme
Where we cannot help	A single-model order with no intention to extend the range	Exclusivity on an undefined territory, or a published price list	Writing your sales copy, or a listing live before the file is complete	Certified equipment for a regulated medical or food-service context	Product development without a committed programme

What drives the cost

Where the money goes in a private-label programme, and which of those items you can actually influence.

Table 4 — Cost drivers in a private-label air fryer programme
Cost item	What it is	Main driver	Weight	What reduces it
Basket / grate tooling	Moulded food-contact parts	Food-contact grade and geometry complexity	Medium to high	Consolidating basket and grate variants reduces tool count
Housing tooling	Largest single tool in an air fryer	Ribs, coring, wall thickness, parting lines	High	Freezing the design before cutting is worth more than any negotiation
Control board	Electronics, not tooling	Board family and voltage build	Medium	One board family covering several models removes redesign cost
Certification	Market-dependent, buyer-funded	Which standards the destination market applies	High	Agreeing scope before testing prevents paying twice for the same file
Artwork and plates	One-off per artwork version	Whether the model is frozen	Low but rigid	The cost of changing printed content rises sharply after plates
Fixtures and jigs	Setup cost, not NRE	Number of distinct platforms	Medium	Shared platforms share fixtures; this is the lead-time lever
Samples	Chargeable	Whether tooling is new	Medium	Normally credited against a first production order
Spare-part tooling	Only for bespoke parts	Whether parts are catalogue or custom	Low	Designing the parts list at the same time as the product avoids bespoke tooling

How to read these tables

So the comparison is used rather than skimmed.

The last column is the one that matters

Every row states a condition under which the answer changes. If the condition does not apply to your programme, the row's answer holds. If it does, the answer inverts — which is why the condition is stated rather than implied.

Weights are relative, not numeric

"High" and "medium" describe how much the item moves the decision for a typical programme. They are not costs, and they are not quoted as costs because we do not publish figures that would be wrong for your specific drawings.

Architecture rows assume a single market

The comparisons assume one destination market. Changing the market changes the certification row and the labelling consequences on every product row — which is why the destination market is the first question in a quotation.

Route rows assume a starting position

Most buyers sit in one route with a foot in another. The rows describe the primary relationship, and the tools and terms differ between the two.

Where these tables are incomplete

Stated rather than left as a gap, because a comparison that pretends to be complete is worse than one with stated limits.

What	Status	Why
Actual figures	Not published	Prices, tooling and certification costs move with volume, packaging, destination and queue position. A published figure would be wrong for most enquiries.
Freight cost per unit	Not modelled here	Depends on carton dimensions, container utilisation and freight terms, which are programme-specific.
Market data	Not asserted	Category demand claims are not included because they cannot be verified from our side. Market-specific rules are linked to the compliance reference instead.
Competitive comparison	Out of scope	We do not compare against named competitors, because the comparison would date quickly and would be about marketing rather than specification.

Comparison questions

Is single basket or oven type better?

Neither is better in general — they occupy different positions. Single basket wins at the value end and reaches market faster; oven type wins where the listing claims meal capability. The decision is which position you are filling.

Which route should a new brand choose?

Retail brand, if you own the specification and control the brand. Distribution is a separate relationship requiring range breadth and parts depth, and most companies that do both treat them as two terms rather than one.

What is the single biggest cost item?

Housing tooling, for a new design. Certification can exceed it in a regulated market, which is why the destination market is the first question rather than the last.

How do I use these tables in a quotation conversation?

Use the last column to check the conditions, then send the specific models, market and quantity. The tables narrow the decision; the quotation resolves it.

Send the decision you are trying to make

Models, destination market, quantities and packaging requirement — you get back a specification sheet and a quotation.

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At a glance

Page subject: Ningbo Anbo United Electric Appliance Co.,ltd (Anbo United)
Location: Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
Primary product lines: Coffee machines, pizza makers, electric grills
Core category built alongside: Air fryers — single basket, dual basket, oven type, smart
Also manufactures: Grills & baking, small home appliances, garment care, spare parts
Services: OEM / ODM manufacturing, private label, tool& moulds, compliance support
Official links: Alibaba.com · LinkedIn
Sales contacts: AMY (General Manager / CEO) ceo@anbolife.com · Tony (International Sales) tony@anbolife.com
Contact: +86-15355158390 · ceo@anbolife.com
Content updated: 2026-10-10