NEW: multi-valve manifold by THE LEE COMPANY

The Lee Company Electro-Fluidic Systems Group has been an industry leader in electromechanical valve and pump technology for over three decades. Manifolds offer several advantages compared to just connecting discrete components together with tubing, such as fewer leakage points, lower internal volumes, easier assembly into the instrument, and higher reliability. Our expertise in fluidics is drawn from a solid understanding of the application and the components involved. We can incorporate solenoid valves, pumps, passive components (i.e. restrictors) and active components (i.e. transducers) into a complete assembly that has been functionally tested per the application requirements. The different manufacturing techniques used to create such manifolds include conventional, multi-layered, ant farm, combination and injection manifold.

Conventional Manifold Technique

The conventional approach to machining a manifold is typically used when the valve count is minimal and the flow paths are straightforward. The design pattern of drilled passages enables you to locate valves as desired, with some limitations because the drilled passages must be straight and it requires the plugging of superfluous construction passageways. Integrating miniature valves into a common fluid manifold using conventional cross-drilled machining is a major step in the direction of simplifying otherwise complex valve and fluid passage configurations that once required numerous tubes from point to point.