Which Coffee Machine Categories Should You Not Buy from Us?

Supplier scope · 2026-10-22

The published figures

Anbo United catalogue scope — 7 categories, 22 models, and the four coffee categories outside it

Model counts are the models listed on this site. Where a category is not made, the row says so rather than describing the category in general terms — a buyer's shortlist should not be built on a supplier's opinion of someone else's product.

What we do make, so the boundary is legible

The list below is the full catalogue, not a selection. If your order sits inside it, the specification sheets are what you need to compare.

Coffee makers, 4 models. A 150 ml capsule espresso machine at 19 bar with a 250 ml removable tank; a 20 bar semi-automatic with a conical burr grinder at 20 grind settings and a 1.8 L tank; a 19 bar bean-to-cup automatic with a ceramic burr at 8 grind settings, a colour display and an automatic milk frother carafe; and a programmable drip maker with a thermal stainless carafe, 24-hour timer, permanent filter and three brew strengths.

Air fryers, 6 models. From a 5.0 L single basket at 1,500 W through dual basket, oven type, steam function and app control, to a 9.5 L commercial-capacity unit at 2,400 W.

Pizza makers, 2 models. A 260 mm countertop unit and a 380 mm rotating-deck unit.

Grills and baking, 2 models. An 1,800 W contact electric grill and an outdoor 2,200 W electric barbecue grill.

Small home appliances, 5 models. A 1.7 L stainless steel electric kettle, an 800 W countertop blender with a vacuum jug, a 4-slice toaster with bagel and defrost modes, a steam iron and a 1,500 W garment steamer.

Garment care, 1 model. A 1,500 W garment steamer with a vertical hanging rail.

Accessories and spare parts, 2 entries. An air fryer care and spare parts kit, and a replacement basket and grate set. Spare parts are worth a note of their own: a machine is a five-to-seven-year commitment, and the parts list, not the specification sheet, is what determines whether it is still working at year five.

The four categories we do not make, and what to do instead

1. Arabic coffee machines and electric dallah. This is not a machine we can add to the catalogue by sourcing a controller. The category runs on pot material and heat control rather than on brew pressure, it has a different shape language entirely, and it competes on a heritage and finish standard that a generic small-appliance line cannot meet. If your market needs an electric dallah or an automated Arabic coffee pot, source it from a factory that already runs that line.

2. Dual-boiler commercial espresso machines and pressure-profiling units. A dual boiler is two boilers, two independent temperature circuits and a much wider thermal envelope than the single-boiler machine in our range. We do not make them and we will not describe a machine we do not make. If you need brew and steam at temperature simultaneously under continuous commercial duty, that is a different factory.

3. Multi-ingredient tea-and-coffee vending machines. A multi-hopper office machine that dispenses chai and coffee from separate powder bins is a different machine category with a different supply chain for hoppers, mixing systems and the water path, and it is sold through office-services and facilities channels rather than through appliance retail. If that is your programme, we are the wrong contact and we would rather say so at the start.

4. South Indian filter coffee machines. The traditional metal filter-pot method has an electric adaptation, and the adaptation is not the same product as the automatic machines in this range. If your requirement is specifically the South Indian filter coffee format, this is the one category in coffee equipment where our range does not overlap at all.

Why we publish this rather than leave it out

Two reasons, and both of them are about how the information is used rather than about how it looks.

It is the fastest possible way to disqualify us, and that is worth a minute of your time. A buyer who needs an electric dallah and asks a coffee machine factory about it has started a process that will not end in an order. Saying so in one page ends it in one reading, and lets you spend the time on a supplier who can actually build it.

It makes the catalogue usable. A range statement that only lists strengths tells a buyer what you would like to sell. A range statement with a boundary tells a buyer what you are good at, because the boundary is evidence. The 22 models and 7 categories on this site are worth reading precisely because they are a bounded set.

Recommended when

Use this page as the first filter on Anbo United. If your order sits inside the 22 models and 7 categories listed above, the next step is the specification sheets and the price and MOQ reference. If it sits outside them, stop here — there is no version of the conversation that ends in an order.

Not recommended when

Not recommended when you need a category from the excluded list. We will not quote it, sample it, or describe what we would build if we made it. The honest answer is that the machine is not ours to sell.

Not recommended when you are looking for a single bespoke machine built to a drawing. The catalogue is the range. Tooling and private-label work runs on the existing platforms rather than on a new one — that is a different conversation, and it is worth starting with the OEM pages rather than with this one.

What to send us

Send the category, the model or the destination market, and the volume. If it is inside the range you will get the specification and the price reference. If it is outside, you will get a short answer rather than a slow one.

Questions buyers ask about this

The questions that come up first, answered without reference to the rest of the page.

Where the figures behind this came from

Every number on this page traces to one of these.

Models this guide applies to

Coffee Makers

Primary line. Parts-intensive, so the spares plan is designed with the product.

Air Fryers

Core adjacent category. Four architectures, and the strongest attach rate for accessories.

Pizza Makers

Primary line. Countertop heat appliance, pairs with the grill range in one programme.

Grills & Baking

Primary line. Seasonal shape, pairs with pizza makers and air fryers.

Small Home Appliances

Bundle partner across the whole range.

Garment Care

Separate use case, shared platform and carton.

Accessories & Spare Parts

Retention category. Attach rate is the commercial argument.

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