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CREFORMHELPING YOU GET LEAN AND CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE

YOUR MANUFACTURING PROCESS

SECTION AIntroduction to Creform Applications

SECTION BPipe Color Chart28 & 32mm Pipe

SECTION C28 & 32mm Metal Joints

42mm Pipe, Joints & Accessories

SECTION D28 & 32mm Plastic Joints

SECTION EAccessories & Special Connectors

SECTION FCasters

SECTION GTools & Fasteners

SECTION HTechnical Information

SECTION ISpecial Products

SECTION JHow to Order

SECTION KApplications

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.

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CREFORMIF 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.

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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.

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CREFORMWHEN 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.

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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.

CREFORMWHEN YOU NEED A MATERIAL HANDLING STRUCTURE

YOU CAN PROBABLY BUILD IT USING CREFORM

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CREFORMSTARTER 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.

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CREFORMINFORMATION 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

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