Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-77.7.206.96-20131002170446/@comment-71.114.134.211-20131005022846

Ah, the supplier pipe. Indeed it can, by default when ever it needs an item it will pull from storage first, and if there is none avalible, it will request it's designated item from crafting pipes. I think you can set it that it always crafts and never pulls from storage though.