Different kitchen appliances are on display in the products exhibition hall of Sinodod Smart Technology Co in Qufu, Jining. [Photo/Haibao News]

Sinodod Smart Technology Co, which is based in Qufu, a county-level city in Jining, Shandong province, is the largest small smart kitchen appliances overall manufacturing center north of the Yangtze River.

The company has 15 overall unit production lines for smart electric cookers, induction cookers, cooking robots, and hotpots, according to Xia Rongmiao, the company's office director.

The company's core technologies are intelligent controls and IH electromagnetic heating. It is also the original design manufacturer of Joyoung, one of China's leading home appliance manufacturers and soybean milk machine makers.

"Ninety percent of our products are supplied to Joyoung," Xia said. He added that the company offers whole-process services for the home appliance giant, ranging from research and development, design, production and after-sales maintenance.

Xia added that Sinodod has established a complete industrial chain for small home appliances. For example, 80 percent of the parts for electric cooker production are self-manufactured.

"We have been granted 146 patents with independent intellectual property right, including 19 invention patents and 127 innovative patents," Xia said.

The company is now capable of producing 8 million smart small home appliances annually. In addition, it has established laboratories and product experience kitchens to comprehensively test the products.

It has also promoted the application of automatic equipment during the production process to enhance the quality of its products.