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Microfluidic Design

We support R&D and design teams with practical fluidic system engineering consultancy that helps you solve existing issues, test new concepts and move development forward with greater confidence.

Fluidic System Engineering Consultancy for Product Development

Working engineer to engineer, we combine specialist fluidic understanding with precision manufacturing insight. That means we can support you with analysis, design intent and physical realisation, whether you are investigating unstable flow behaviour, refining a manifold layout, improving a prototype or preparing a design for manufacture.

Fluidic systems rarely fail because of one isolated feature. Performance is usually shaped by interactions between geometry, materials, pressure conditions, interfaces and assembly methods. Our role is to help you see those interactions clearly and act on them, supporting projects across the full development lifecycle, from early-stage concept work through to troubleshooting on existing products.

The Process of 3D Printing and Diffusion Bonding of Microfluidic Devices

Diagnosis and Analysis: We help you identify the most likely root causes behind performance issues such as pressure losses, inconsistent dosing, trapped air, leakage, poor priming, contamination concerns or unstable mixing, so effort is focused where it will make the biggest difference.
Design and Engineering Input: As part of new development, we help you reduce risk before you commit too far, working through fluid transport, controlled dispensing, reaction pathways, sample handling and integrated channel networks before assumptions become costly constraints.
Manufacturing Feasibility: Because we manufacture the parts as well as advise on them, we can help you think through how a fluidic concept will translate into a part, how a bonded assembly may affect performance, and how material and process choices may influence testing outcomes.
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The Benefits of Our Microfluidic Design Consultancy

  • Grounded in Manufacturing Reality: Advice shaped by decades of experience producing precision plastic components, not theory alone.
  • Full Lifecycle Support: From early concept work through to troubleshooting on products already in the field.
  • Cross-Discipline Insight: We help you navigate where fluidics, mechanics and packaging interact.
  • Flexible Involvement: Short, targeted problem-solving work or longer-term project involvement, depending on what your programme needs.
  • Reduced Redesign Risk: Early input helps prevent expensive redesign loops later in development.

Fluidic System Engineering Consultancy Defined Fluidic system engineering consultancy is technical support for products and processes where fluid behaviour drives performance. It typically involves reviewing fluid paths, manifolds and assemblies for design risk, and advising on how geometry, materials and manufacturing methods interact to affect reliability, consistency and cost.

  • Diffusion-Bonded and Adhesive-Free Assemblies: Sealed assemblies produced without adhesives where channel integrity and cleanliness matter.
  • Materials Suited to Fluidic Applications: In-house manufacturing with acrylic, polycarbonate and COC, selected to suit optical, chemical and mechanical requirements.
  • Precision Manufacturing Since 1969: Decades of experience manufacturing specialist plastic parts, including CNC machining, 3D printing, diffusion bonding and laser welding.
  • Cambridge, Hertfordshire and Surrounding Areas: Providing microfluidic design and consultancy services from a well-established manufacturing base.

When to Involve Us

Explore the areas below where our consultancy tends to add the most value, or get in touch directly to talk through your project.

You are likely to get the most value from this service when:

  • Fluid performance is central to product function
  • A prototype is underperforming and the cause is unclear
  • You need independent input on a fluidic design direction
  • Manufacturing constraints need to be considered earlier
  • You are developing a plastic fluidic or microfluidic assembly
  • Your team needs specialist input without hiring permanently

A Credible Partner for Demanding Applications: we work with organisations ranging from start-ups to multinational businesses, with a consultancy background spanning more than 20 years in system engineering, product development, fluidic analysis and mechanical engineering. Public domain project experience includes work connected to Catalog DNA, BiologIC Technologies, Philips and Douwe Egberts, alongside experience associated with names including Sphere Fluidics, Bio-Rad and Nektar.

COC diffusion bonding by IPFL, manufactured using plastic fabrication