Creform provides material handling systems to help manufacturers implement lean practices and continuous improvement. Their modular pipe and connector system allows for flexible construction of storage racks, workstations, and carts. Creform sales engineers assist customers in analyzing their needs and developing customized solutions to improve productivity, inventory management, and ergonomics on the manufacturing floor.

1. 800-839-8823 www.creform.comA-1
CREFORM
HELPING YOU GET LEAN AND CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE
YOUR MANUFACTURING PROCESS
SECTION A
Introduction to
Creform Applications
SECTION B
Pipe Color Chart
28 & 32mm Pipe
SECTION C
28 & 32mm Metal Joints
42mm Pipe, Joints &
Accessories
SECTION D
28 & 32mm
Plastic Joints
SECTION E
Accessories &
Special Connectors
SECTION F
Casters
SECTION G
Tools & Fasteners
SECTION H
Technical Information
SECTION I
Special Products
SECTION J
How to Order
SECTION K
Applications
How it's put together... sets us apart.
Creform, the original adaptive material handling
system can be your key to adopting continuous
improvement and lean manufacturing programs.
We can help you increase manufacturing floor
space without moving the walls by eliminating
wasted space used for warehousing parts and
components on the factory floor. We help solve
material handling problems from the most
challenging to the simplest.
Whether it involves workstations or assembly
lines, our objective is to improve your associates’
productivity by focusing on ergonomics, positioning
everything they need within easy reach. In addition,
Creform AGV Systems combined with our structure
designs for storage can help keep them supplied
on a JIT basis.
Over 700 items are at your fingertips in this
catalog allowing you to build just about any
structure imaginable. A wide selection of
plastic coated steel pipe colors, shapes and
sizes including our unique 42mm for added
strength; metal joints for flexibility; plastic joints
for economy; a variety of conveyor types; and
countless accessories, unique in the industry
provide the means to create just-right structures.
How we work together also sets us apart.
Creform sales engineers are a resource beyond
the sale of pipe, joints and components.
They help you develop solutions to material
handling problems and increase worker
productivity. They draw on their knowledge of
analyzing the situation or problem, and then
develop structure designs to come up with just
the right solution. We don’t just sell you a product,
we’re there to help your team members implement
continuous improvement, lean manufacturing and
5-S programs eliminating non-value added waste.
©2013 Creform Corporation
Creform is a registered trademark of Yazaki Kako Corporation

2. 800-839-8823 www.creform.comA-2
CREFORM
IF YOU CAN IMAGINE IT
YOU CAN BUILD IT
Today’s manufacturers are challenged to increase productivity while
lowering manufacturing costs. Properly employed, the dynamics of
continuous improvement and lean manufacturing can result in a
10% increase per year in productivity by eliminating non-value
added waste.
Creform is a truly global concept.
The Creform System, employed worldwide for over 40 years,
has combined all of the elements of efficient material handling,
elements that are today recognized as critical to success in the
global market place.
Simplicity. Creform speaks a universal language with its easy-to-
understand concept. There are no complicated mathematical and
structural formulas to consider, only a few load bearing specifications
which you’ll find in the technical section of this book.
Flexibility. No material handling system is more flexible. Creform
allows you to design, build and modify to your specific needs.
Agile. To achieve continuous improvement, change is necessary.
Creform makes modification easy with its modular components and
adaptability to new processes.
SECTION
A
JIT. It’s an accepted fact that if you build 200 units a day, you don’t
need 3000 components in inventory, creating logistical log jams on
the factory floor. Creform efficient point-of-use structures help clear
up floor space and compress manufacturing operations.
Single Parts Handling. From sub-supplier transport to receiving
dock, through assembly to shipping, Creform Systems can eliminate
multiple handling and packaging and the potential for part damage.
Ergonomic. Creform structures provide part and tool presentations
that make the workplace comfortable and efficient, plus they can help
lower the risks of workplace injuries.
Continuous Improvement. Creform Systems generate employee
involvement, innovation and creativity from the ground level to
achieve continuous improvement.
Green Manufacturing. Environmentally responsible Creform
Systems reduce the reliance on disposable containers and Creform
components can be used over and over as your requirements change.
Creform — the product, company and philosophy can help
you achieve lean manufacturing goals and global
manufacturing success.

3. 800-839-8823 www.creform.comA-3
CREFORM
WHEN YOU NEED A MATERIAL HANDLING STRUCTURE
YOU CAN PROBABLY BUILD IT USING CREFORM
Mobile workshop for building Creform structures
anywhere on-site including the plant.
Custom bent Creform pipes form dividers lessening
cart assembly time, using less joints.
Sequenced carts for plant-wide storing, safeguarding
and transporting parts.
Hazmat cart for hands-free disposal of rags containing
oils or chemicals.
Wire spool cart provides good inventory management
and easy wire retrieval.
Crate cart for manually moving oversize loads of
varying sizes.
4' x 8' mobile white boards available with different surfaces
and sizes in kit form or assembled.
Mobile computer station provides comfortable, secure,
ergonomic work area in-plant.
42mm cart with Creform Placon wide roller conveyors
handles heavy loads.
42mm cantilevered cart ergonomically stores, transports
and presents parts in sequence.
Extreme carts can accommodate large, long and odd
shaped parts safely through a plant.
Bi-directional AGVs with powered dual conveyors safely
deliver unpackaged parts to assembly lines.
SECTION
A

4. 800-839-8823 www.creform.comA-4
Z-carts easily move small containers, enhance ergonomics
and nest to save storage space.
6-Board communications center for training or posting
data where space is limited.
Supermarket flow racks put unused floor space to work in
warehouse areas.
Mobile flow racks with lift assist present overweight
totes at the right height.
Kitting cart presents cut-to-length in process materials
for assembly projects.
Mobile warehouse shelf carts save space and handle
multiple SKUs.
Heavy-duty 42mm workstation is height adjustable offering
optimum ergonomics.
Tray cart with doors securely transports sequenced parts
to assembly locations.
A Creform BST tunnel style AGV captures a stationary cart
for delivery to an assembly line.
AGV tuggers deliver sequenced kitted parts to auto
assembly lines eliminating line-side storage.
AGV cart stops at 10 assembly stations eliminating the
need for conveyors in eyeglass factory.
NSI BST AGVS mobilize and control fleets of carts for
up to 50 courses, 128 commands each.
CREFORM
WHEN YOU NEED A MATERIAL HANDLING STRUCTURE
YOU CAN PROBABLY BUILD IT USING CREFORM
SECTION
A

5. 800-839-8823 www.creform.comA-5
CREFORM
STARTER KIT
The Starter Kit is a simple and economical method to acquaint new
users with the Creform Material Handling System. Containing a
variety of components in sufficient quantities to construct elementary
structures such as carts, racks, flow racks and workstations, the
Starter Kit can be individualized by the customer with components
specific to a particular application.
The Starter Kit is an ideal, unintimidating first step to developing
employee involvement in the implementation of the Creform
System and the resulting continuous improvement. The freedom
of design allows an individual employee or teams to quickly and
easily create handling devices that will optimize their job function.
This optimization can be in several areas, including productivity,
lean manufacturing and agility, ergonomics and economics,
JIT inventory levels and lower costs, quality and reductions in floor
space consumption.
Starter Kit contents may include (but are not limited to) a range
of pipe styles including round and with flat “slide” surfaces, metal
joints, conveyor rollers and mounts, casters, and tools such as a pipe
cutter, deburring tool, and wrenches. Creform recommends the initial
use of metal joints which provide reusability and flexibility. Plastic
joints, however, may be specified in the kit.
Contact Creform for details on how to specify contents of a Starter
Kit to meet your particular application needs and make arrangements
for training.
SECTION
A

6. 800-839-8823 www.creform.comA-6
CREFORM
INFORMATION STATIONS
World-class companies share information and consistently
communicate with their associates. Creform information stations
provide the perfect tool for communications in-plant, offices, meeting
rooms and classrooms. They are industrial grade to withstand the
rigors of most industrial sites, yet designed to fit in with most office
decors. Typical uses include business metrics, quality information,
training documents, work instructions, Kanban cards, or health and
safety postings to name a few.
Information station frames are constructed using the Creform
System of plastic coated steel pipe and metal joints. Ivory shown
above but units available in all of Creform’s ø28mm pipe color
options plus anodized aluminum and stainless steel.
• Two standard sizes, 4' x 8' and 4' x 4' (see part numbers
over photos)
• Standard units have double-sided magnetic white boards
w/aluminum frames
• Non-magnetic and single-sided boards available as an option
• Units have 4 large-diameter casters for easy movement, (2) locking
• Trays and pen holders available as an option
• Complete units available assembled and ready-to-use or in kit form
• Custom display boards available such as three and
four-sided stations
• Frame only units available to use with existing or customer-
supplied boards
DISPLAY-4x8-IVO DISPLAY-4x4-IVO
SECTION
A