38% Lower Procurement Cost: Re-Engineering a Fountain Nozzle

A fountain manufacturer came to us with a heavy, over-complicated part and a procurement headache. They left with a lighter, better-performing component — at 38% lower procurement cost.

The Challenge

The client's legacy fountain nozzles were made of heavy 304 stainless steel. Worse, standard off-the-shelf products only offered British Standard Pipe (BSP) threads, which forced the client to source separate thread adapters just to complete each assembly.

That one gap rippled through their whole operation: an extra part to buy, an extra supplier to manage, more logistics complexity, and higher total cost on every single unit.

Our Solution & Innovation

Rather than patch the assembly, our engineers redesigned it. We consolidated the adapter and the nozzle into a single, integrated component — machining male NPT threads directly into the nozzle body in place of the original female BSP (British Standard) threads that had required the separate adapter. This eliminated the extra part entirely, and we optimized the internal geometry to significantly improve water-spray performance.

The Results

With the first fully integrated nozzle of its kind in their industry, the client saw results across the board:

Beyond the part itself, we managed the entire supply chain — delivering finished product directly to the client's US warehouse with all customs duties, tariffs, and shipping handled under DDP terms. No brokers, no surprises at the border.

A Strategic Partnership

The premium aesthetics and performance made an impression: the client now routes their procurement through us as their ongoing sourcing partner. Today they focus on market expansion while we translate their product needs into high-quality, cost-effective reality.