Resources
We've gathered the most useful information here so you can make the best and most informed decisions about your next project with us.
Design Guides & How-Tos
Read our expert-backed design guide for bonded plastic manifolds and other items to guide you to success.
Yes, you can polish plastic. Here's our guide on polishing plastic techniques and other finishes to use with your projects.
Read Our Plastic Polishing & Finishing Guide
Have questions about bonded manifolds and how they might help your next project? We have our FAQs right here.
Reference Charts & Tools
Here's a convenient reference chart of chemical resistances of the most commonly used plastics materials for specialized components.
We've broken down the price, ease of machining, and the flexural modulus elasticity comparisons to other plastic materials to aid in your research.
Most find that selecting the best material for your project as a top challenge. We have our Materials Selector tool to help out based on what your product needs. Try it now!
Read through our latest articles, blog entries, and other written works for the most updated information about what's happening in the plastics industry.
Plastic Manifolds Overview (Podcast)
Plastic Manifolds 101 In this podcast, Tom Rohlfs, Principal Engineer & President at Controlled Fluidics, provides an overview of bonded plastic manifolds, covering their primary functions and in which industries he sees getting the most use out of them. We then proceed to discuss how they’re manufactured and which materials bonded manifolds use most often.…
Talking One-on-One with NASA
How NASA Uses Plastic Manifolds in Mission Critical Space Applications Dr. Antonio “Tony” Ricco, Chief Technologist at The NASA Ames Research Center, and Matthew Chin, NASA Flight Systems Engineer, sit down with the Controlled Fluidics team to discuss their BioSentinel project. To summarize, their BioSentinel project looks to discover potential life on Enceladus and Europa (the icy…
Guest Interview: Bay Advanced Technology
Interview with Bay Advanced Technologies The A-Team Built for Fluidics We’ve got some fun news: Controlled Fluidics will now feature content exploring our work with our clients and referral partners. This is an exciting opportunity for everyone. We show how our products work, what problems they solve, and where they are used. Our partners get…
Plastic Machining vs 3D Printing: Which Is Better for Plastic Parts?
Machining Plastic Vs 3D Printing We analyze the key differences between these two processes so you can make a better decision for your next plastic project. Updated July 15, 2024 Controlled Fluidics is very selective about the technology, procedures, and materials we use to serve our customers. Several industries use specialized plastic components (like…
Questions About Plastic CNC Machining
Your Top 6 Questions on Plastic CNC Machining Answered You asked. We’re answering. Updated 6/28/2024 We here at Controlled Fluidics practice precision and excellence using 5-axis CNC machines (among several others) to produce customized plastic components and assembly. We maintain our place at the forefront of utilizing the newest technologies and practices for precision…
Plastic Manifolds for Medical, Research, and Life Science Applications
How Medical & Research Are Using Plastic Manifolds Many industries are increasingly using bonded manifolds as their technology, sophistication, and repeatability have improved, and designers realize their inherent value. Complex manifolds – with arrays of different valves – can deliver functions such as pneumatic control, cleaning cycles, dosing, reagent mixing, flow and bacteria analysis, particle…