Manifold Design

Requesting a Quotation

You can request a quotation through our quote form, by emailing sales@cfluids.com, or by calling us at (603) 673-4323. Please be considerate on your request, quotes require time and effort by our engineers.

Quote options:

• Full Design Request: Customer supplies basic schematic and components. Controlled Fluidics provides the complete layout. A full design request will include a quote for the design and an estimate for manufacturing the manifold.
• Design Complete: Manifold design is provided by the customer. Controlled Fluidics can provide design for manufacturing support as an add-on. Includes a quotation for the manifold.

Full Design Request

Have a sketch of the fluid path but don't know where to begin? We can help by designing the entire manifold including valves and porting from your schematic. The initial quote will be for the design effort and a rough estimate for the manifold cost.

Steps of Full Design Request

1. Request design.
2. We quote the cost of the design
3. We design the manifold.
4. We present the manifold to you, with one round of iterations for customer changes.
5. Design is modified as needed.
6. Final design is presented to the customer
7. We finalize the production cost of the manifolds.

What we will need from you

• A schematic diagram of the flow paths.
• List of components.
• Physical space constraints on the manifold.
• Operating parameters.
  • Pressures
  • Temperatures
  • Chemicals
  • Flow rate
  • Valve sizes
  • Liquid or gas (Media)
• Sensing requirements.
• Special tolerance requirements. (±.005”/125 microns standard)
• Quantity requirements
• A description of the functions/purpose of the complete fluidic system isn’t always required but can be very helpful. The more our engineers understand your system the more they can help assure the manifold fully meets your design purpose

Design is Complete

Fully completed design ready for manufacturing.

What we will need from you

• How many pieces are needed? (We will appreciate exact quantities)
• Is this a one-time order or an annual order?
• Lead time requirements.
• Material Selection.
• 3D solid model of the part. (Preferably step format)
• 2D model (pdf) with additional information not shown on the 3D model.

2D and 3D Models 

2D models are often necessary to add detail to the design but a 3D model is required to make a manifold. When a 2D and 3D model conflict, the 3D model is used to make the final decision.

Details to put in a 2D Model:

• Tolerancing
  • Our standard tolerance is +/- .005 (130 micron) when not specified.
  • We can support tighter tolerances but they must be specified in a 2D model accompanying the 3D model. Tighter tolerances may cost more, apply them only where necessary.
• Surface finish
  • Our standard finish is 32 microinch RA (.8 micron). For more on finishes check out Surface Finish (our typical finishes), Finishes (alternative finish techniques) or Clarity (levels of clarity).
• Material
  • Please specify your material choice on the 2D drawing
• Location of threads
  • Please specify all threaded holes.
• Thread sizing
  • Threads are assumed to be class 2B threads.

Design for Manufacturer Add-on

We offer a DFM option for those who have a basic layout but need further refinement. This is a limited design review focused on lowering cost and ease of manufacturing. No functionality checks.

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