SAMO

Name

SAMO

Legal name

山东J9国际站备用有限公司

Website

https://samovr.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Shandong J9 International Co., Ltd. (DBA: Shandong Jintuo) is a Chinese industrial manufacturer of heat exchange equipment, pressure vessels, and non-negative pressure water supply systems, serving power, petroleum, chemical, pharmaceutical, and district heating sectors with proprietary SCADA and cloud-based remote monitoring platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Heat Exchange Equipment Manufacturing and Sales: The company designs, develops, manufactures, and sells heat exchange equipment including plate heat exchangers, shell-and-tube heat exchangers, finned tube heat exchangers, heat exchange units, non-negative pressure water supply equipment, pressure vessels, and water treatment equipment. Revenue is generated through direct equipment sales to industrial customers in power, petroleum, chemical, pharmaceutical, textile, paper, food, smart building, and urban central heating sectors.
2. Custom/Non-Standard Equipment Manufacturing: Design and manufacturing of non-standard and chemical equipment tailored to specific customer requirements, including custom pressure vessels, chemical and pharmaceutical processing equipment, and specialized energy-saving equipment. Revenue is generated through project-based custom manufacturing orders.
3. Energy Reuse and Waste Heat Recovery System Solutions: The company provides integrated solutions for waste heat recovery and energy reuse systems, including design, installation, and commissioning services. Solutions are delivered as complete engineered systems to industrial customers seeking energy efficiency improvements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SAMO (山东J9国际站备用有限公司) is a Chinese industrial manufacturer that designs, develops, manufactures, and sells heat exchange equipment (plate, shell-and-tube, finned tube, and turbulent spiral tube types), intelligent heat exchange units, non-negative pressure water supply equipment, A1/A2-class pressure vessels, and energy-saving/waste heat recovery systems. The company also provides the proprietary JinTuo SCADA Intelligent System and a 5G+ Industrial Internet cloud platform for remote monitoring and energy management across district heating and industrial process applications.

Product overview

山东J9国际站备用有限公司 operates as a comprehensive heat exchange equipment and water supply systems manufacturer with a diverse product portfolio. The core offerings include shell-and-tube heat exchangers, plate heat exchangers, high-efficiency intelligent heat exchange units, and negative pressure water supply equipment. Products are designed for district heating, power generation, petroleum, chemical, pharmaceutical, textile, paper, food industries, and smart building applications. The company also offers intelligent control systems (金拓SCADA智能系统) and various auxiliary equipment including deaerators, blowdown expanders, and waste heat recovery systems. The product ecosystem ranges from core heat transfer equipment to integrated intelligent systems with monitoring and control capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 金拓SCADA智能系统: Proprietary SCADA intelligent system developed by the company for industrial automation applications

Products and services

• Non-negative Pressure Water Supply Equipment (无负压供水设备) Pressure-boosting water supply equipment that connects directly to municipal water pipe networks, utilizing remaining pressure for cascade supply while preventing negative pressure in the municipal network; designed for high-rise buildings, residential complexes, and commercial buildings where it can save 30-90% energy versus traditional water supply equipment and eliminates secondary water contamination from storage tanks.
• Plate Heat Exchanger (板式热交换机) — JTB Series Self-developed plate heat exchanger with multiple plate types and proprietary mold tooling designed for compact structure, high thermal efficiency, and easy maintenance. Plates introduce turbulence at low flow rates to significantly improve heat transfer coefficients (3-5x higher than shell-and-tube designs), with 分流区 design ensuring uniform fluid distribution and non-adhesive clip-type gaskets for secure sealing under pressure.
• Shell-and-Tube Heat Exchanger (管壳式换热器) Shell-and-tube heat exchanger consisting of shell, tube bundle, tube sheet, baffles, and header boxes, available in fixed tube sheet, U-tube, floating head, and kettle type configurations for industrial heating, cooling, and condensation applications across power, petroleum, chemical, pharmaceutical, textile, and food industries.
• High-efficiency Intelligent Heat Exchange Unit (高效智能换热机组) Intelligent heat exchange unit integrating plate heat exchangers, circulating pumps, make-up pumps, local and remote instruments, housed in an enclosure with piping and embedded intelligent control software that performs data collection, smart analysis, signal transmission, and precision control for district heating substations and industrial heating applications.
• Finned Tube Heat Exchanger (翅片管式换热器) Finned tube heat exchanger family including tunnel kiln waste heat recovery devices (patent 888888884472.0), heat pipe exchangers, longitudinal and transverse finned tube exchangers, air preheaters, and 暖风器, integrating embedded intelligent control software for data collection, smart analysis, signal transmission, and precision control in waste heat recovery and air heating applications.
• Box-type Heat Exchange Station (箱式换热站) Compact box-type heat exchange station using a high-efficiency plate heat exchanger as the core component, with intelligent control, space-saving integrated design, and quick deployment capability for district heating primary and secondary substations.
• High-Pressure Heater (高压加热器) High-pressure feedwater heater for thermal power plant boiler auxiliary systems, part of SAMO's boiler auxiliary equipment line giving customers access to coordinated heat exchange solutions alongside core heat exchanger products.
• Low-Pressure Heater (低压加热器) Low-pressure feedwater heater used in thermal power plant boiler auxiliary systems, complementary to the high-pressure heater line to provide complete feedwater heating trains for power generation customers.
• Closed-loop Circulating Cooling Water Heat Exchanger (闭式循环冷却水热交换机) Closed-loop circulating cooling water heat exchanger for industrial cooling water applications, isolating process fluids from ambient contaminants to support stable temperature control in industrial plants and HVAC systems.
• Heat Network Heater (热网加热器) District heating network heater used to transfer heat from primary heat sources into the secondary heat network supplying residential, commercial, and industrial end users connected to the district heating system.
• Deaerator (除氧器) Deaerators including thermal deaerators and 海绵铁除氧器 used to remove dissolved oxygen from feedwater in boiler systems, preventing corrosion in power plant and industrial steam generation applications.
• Blowdown Expander (排污扩容器) Blowdown expanders including continuous and periodic types for steam system blowdown handling, recovering flash steam and reducing thermal discharge in power plant and industrial boiler operations.
• Storage Tank (储罐) Industrial storage tanks for various applications requiring pressure vessel-rated containment of fluids in power, chemical, and processing industries.
• Buried Reclaimed Water Treatment Equipment (地埋式中水处理设备) Buried (underground) reclaimed water treatment equipment designed for water recycling applications in residential, commercial, and industrial sites where space-saving installation and noise reduction are required.
• Waste Heat Recovery Equipment (余热节能设备) Energy-saving waste heat recovery equipment including the patented pressure-bearing tunnel kiln 余热回收设备, designed to capture and reuse waste heat from industrial processes such as tunnel kilns, reducing primary energy consumption in line with national emissions reduction policies.
• JinTuo SCADA Intelligent System (金拓SCADA智能系统) Proprietary JinTuo SCADA intelligent system software providing cloud-based monitoring and control of industrial heat exchange equipment and district heating networks, integrating 5G and IoT for remote operation and maintenance, data acquisition, intelligent analysis, information transmission, and precision control — offered as a standalone software system supporting SAMO's heat exchange equipment deployments.
• Turbulent Threaded Tube Volume Heat Exchanger (湍流螺纹管容积式换热器) Volume-style heat exchanger using turbulent spiral tube technology to enhance heat transfer efficiency, with documented project case delivering 50%+ improvement in total heat transfer coefficient versus conventional smooth tube heat exchangers and 20-30% heat exchange area savings for the same heating load.
• Wide-flow Ammonia-Water Heat Exchanger (阔通型氨水换热器) Wide-flow (Kuotong type) ammonia-water heat exchanger designed for thermal power plant flue gas desulfurization production lines, handling slurry heat exchange in demanding chemical environments with documented deployment at Weihai Thermal Power.
• Variable Frequency Electronic Scale Removal Device (变频电子除垢仪) Variable frequency electronic scale removal device that prevents scale buildup in water systems using electronic treatment to inhibit mineral deposition in heat exchangers, pipes, and water supply equipment, supporting continuous operation without chemical descaling.

Quantifiable outcome

• Total heat transfer coefficient improved by more than 50% compared to conventional smooth tube heat exchangers with spiral baffle reinforced tube exchangers
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• 清华大学 (Tsinghua University)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical cooperation partnership where Tsinghua University provides research and technical support for the company's product development, particularly in energy-saving and intelligent manufacturing technologies. The collaboration supports the company's R&D efforts in advanced heat exchange equipment and smart heating systems.
• 中国航天航空大学 (Beihang University)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical cooperation for aerospace-grade technology applications in heat exchange equipment. The partnership brings advanced materials and engineering expertise to enhance the company's pressure vessel and heat exchanger product quality and performance.
• 山东大学 (Shandong University)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership with Shandong University for technology development in intelligent heating and energy-saving equipment. Supports the company's R&D team and provides access to university research facilities and expertise in thermal engineering.
• 齐鲁工业大学 (Qilu University of Technology)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for collaborative technology development in manufacturing automation and intelligent equipment. The partnership focuses on product energy-saving and automation R&D, contributing to the company's intelligent manufacturing capabilities.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kelvion: German-based heat exchanger manufacturer (formerly GEA Heat Exchangers) producing plate, shell-and-tube, and finned tube exchangers for HVAC, power, chemical, and marine applications. Directly comparable to SAMO's product portfolio across heat transfer technologies and end markets.
• Tranter: Global manufacturer of plate heat exchangers (gasketed, welded, brazed) and shell-and-tube exchangers for HVAC, refrigeration, and industrial process markets. Directly comparable to SAMO across the same core heat exchanger categories with similar industrial customer profile.
• Sondex (Danfoss): Danish plate heat exchanger manufacturer now part of Danfoss Climate Solutions, producing gasketed and brazed plate exchangers for HVAC, district heating, and industrial cooling. Directly comparable to SAMO's plate heat exchanger business with overlapping applications in building services and central heating.
• SWEP (Dover): Plate heat exchanger specialist owned by Dover Corporation, producing brazed plate and gasketed plate exchangers for HVAC and district heating. Directly comparable to SAMO's JTB series plate heat exchangers on product type and end-use applications such as heating networks and refrigeration.
• Hisaka Works: Japanese manufacturer of plate heat exchangers and pressure vessels serving chemical, food, HVAC, and pharmaceutical markets. Comparable to SAMO as a specialty plate heat exchanger and pressure vessel producer with similar diversified industrial customer base.
• API Heat Transfer: US-based manufacturer of shell-and-tube, plate, and air-cooled heat exchangers for power generation, chemical, and oil & gas. Closely comparable to SAMO's industrial heat exchange equipment portfolio serving petroleum, chemical, and power industries.
• Funke Wärme- und Kältetechnik: German manufacturer of plate heat exchangers and heat exchange units for district heating, HVAC, and industrial process applications. Directly comparable to SAMO's plate heat exchanger and intelligent heat exchange unit product lines serving European-style district heating networks.

Broad incumbents

• Alfa Laval: Swedish global leader in heat transfer, separation, and fluid handling, with a major plate heat exchanger business serving HVAC, district heating, and industrial customers. Compares to SAMO as the dominant broad-line incumbent in the same core heat exchanger category, though Alfa Laval operates at vastly greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Xylem: Global water technology company offering pumps, treatment systems, and metering for utility, industrial, and building services customers. Comparable to SAMO as a broader incumbent in industrial water handling, particularly relevant for SAMO's non-negative pressure water supply equipment and water treatment product lines.

Regional players

• Lanpec Technologies: China-listed (Shanghai) manufacturer of pressure vessels, heat exchangers, and special equipment serving petrochemical, power, and metallurgical customers. Closely comparable to SAMO as a domestic Chinese competitor with overlapping product portfolio in A-grade pressure vessels and heat exchange equipment, primarily competing in the same Chinese regional market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SAMO_VR

Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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