“Mini” Projects We Made for Clients (Feb–Mar)

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Last month, our theme was "space-saving." We worked on several projects with natural bestseller potential while helping our clients optimize their supply chains. Let’s take a closer look at what we did.

"Invisible" Home Gym

Our US client noticed the high traffic around “Invisible” home gyms on social media and wanted to launch his own version. Similar basic models in the US currently retail for $2,300+, so he asked us to source a competitively priced solution without compromising quality.

Our sourcing agent Danni found a highly capable manufacturer in Dezhou, Shandong, a global hub for commercial strength equipment production. The factory offers basic foldable power racks and a range of attachments, including:

• Integrated mirrors to form feedback
• Barbell holders and adjustable pull-up bars
• Adjustable pulley systems for cable exercises
• Olympic barbells and plates
• Adjustable benches

Sauna Room That Fits in a Bedroom

This is a portable infrared sauna that requires no installation. Our client from Canada noticed similar units on the market typically retail for around $2,000, and asked us to build a more competitive supply chain.

During our supplier research, we found that most factories producing these saunas are concentrated in Xuzhou. Our sourcing agent Joe went straight to their showroom in Yiwu. Some of their best-selling models include single-person units, two-person saunas, and sauna-shower combo designs.

The structure is made from Canadian hemlock wood, assembled with nails and traditional mortise-and-tenon joints for durability. Temperature and lighting are controlled through a simple button panel, while the interior is equipped with far-infrared graphene heating panels on three sides for efficient heating.

With a power rating under 1700W, daily use typically costs less than $20 per month. A single-person unit, like the one Joe is sitting in below, costs around $500.

Mini Recycling Factory

We’ve previously helped clients source complete plastic pelletizing production lines, with full setups costing around $200,000. But we’ve also received many requests for smaller-scale machines.

Our sourcing agent Karen found a factory in Wenzhou specializing in compact pelletizing equipment. The smallest model occupies only about 2.5㎡ of space and processes PE plastic waste such as courier bags, packaging film, and bubble wrap. Waste plastic goes through shredding, melting, impurity filtration, extrusion, drying, and pellet cutting inside the machine.

Compared to traditional systems, this process eliminates the water-washing stage, making it cleaner, more energy-efficient, and less labor-intensive. Output reaches about 70 kg of plastic pellets per hour. The recycled pellets can then be used to make plastic household items like storage bins, buckets, and containers, along with packaging bags and woven sacks.

Industrial Power, Just 0.5㎡

Following the raw material processing stage, the factory has also developed a range of mini equipment to manufacture products, including the desktop injection molding machine we sourced for another client.

The smallest model occupies just 0.5㎡ and is operated via a touchscreen. It can produce a finished plastic part in only 10 seconds. The quality matches that of larger machines, yet it costs roughly 1/20th as much, with power consumption under 1 kWh per hour.

Let’s take a look at products made by these machines: spoons, buttons, bottle caps, nail decorations, etc.. For example, this bottle cap in Karen’s hand can be produced at a rate of 2,880 pieces per hour. Simple molds cost only a few hundred dollars, and the factory owner told us that some clients even modify molds using 3D-printed parts to further customize their production.