Mechanically driven sequencing manifold

A sequencing manifold comprising:

• a first plate having a top face, a bottom face, a thickness, a lateral extent, and one or more supply ports penetrating the thickness of the first plate;
• a second plate having a top face, a bottom face, a thickness, a lateral extent, and one or more control ports penetrating the thickness of the second plate, the second plate being in a fixed position relative to the first plate;
• a third plate having a top face, a bottom face, a thickness, a lateral extent, and one or more sequence ports penetrating the thickness of the third plate, the third plate being positioned in fluid communication with both the top face of the first plate and the bottom face of the second plate, and translatable therebetween from a first position to a second position, relative to the first plate and the second plate,
• wherein, when the third plate translates to the first position, at least one of the sequence ports on the third plate comes into fluid communication with at least one of the supply ports on the first plate and at least one of the control ports on the second plate to form a sequencing gate, and wherein, when the third plate translates to the second position, at least one sequence port on the third plate is no longer in fluid communication with at least one supply port on the first plate or at least one control port on the second plate, such that the fluid communication between the supply port on the first plate and the control port on the second plate is engaged or interrupted based on the position of the sequence port in the third plate relative to the first and second plates.