Factorio · Engine production chain | Compare
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Using this reference
Choose a recipe for Engine production chain, then choose the machine that will run it. The per-minute rate uses the recorded output, recipe duration and machine speed. Batch quantities answer how many materials a fixed number of operations consumes; the rate column answers how fast one selected machine processes them.
Increase the target rate to see the number of whole machines needed. Rounding up leaves some nominal spare capacity. This is a direct production step, not a balanced factory: upstream supply, transport and temporary interruptions still need to support the stated rate.
Engine unit
3 per minute · Buildings needed (rounded up): 20
| Source data | Batches | per minute |
|---|---|---|
| − Steel plate | 1 | 3 |
| − Iron gear wheel | 1 | 3 |
| − Pipe | 2 | 6 |
| + Engine unit | 1 | 3 |
Rates use the selected building at base speed. No modules, beacons, quality, power shortages or overclocking are simulated. Fractional outputs are expected averages, not guaranteed drops.
per minute = Batches × 60 × Production building / seconds per cycle
Engine unit · 10 Seconds
Steel plate × 1 + Iron gear wheel × 1 + Pipe × 2 → Engine unit × 1
Station: Assembling machine 1 / Assembling machine 2 / Assembling machine 3
A worked example
Suppose you want 4 × Engine unit. This recipe produces 1 per operation, so you need 4 operations. That produces 4 in total. The direct material list is Steel plate × 4, Iron gear wheel × 4, and Pipe × 8.
Check the source ↗ · 2.0.77 base
Electric engine unit
4.5 per minute · Buildings needed (rounded up): 14
| Source data | Batches | per minute |
|---|---|---|
| − Engine unit | 1 | 4.5 |
| − Lubricant | 15 u | 67.5 |
| − Electronic circuit | 2 | 9 |
| + Electric engine unit | 1 | 4.5 |
Rates use the selected building at base speed. No modules, beacons, quality, power shortages or overclocking are simulated. Fractional outputs are expected averages, not guaranteed drops.
per minute = Batches × 60 × Production building / seconds per cycle
Electric engine unit · 10 Seconds
Engine unit × 1 + Lubricant × 15 + Electronic circuit × 2 → Electric engine unit × 1
Station: Assembling machine 2 / Assembling machine 3
A worked example
Suppose you want 4 × Electric engine unit. This recipe produces 1 per operation, so you need 4 operations. That produces 4 in total. The direct material list is Engine unit × 4, Lubricant × 60, and Electronic circuit × 8.
Check the source ↗ · 2.0.77 base
Low density structure
2 per minute · Buildings needed (rounded up): 30
| Source data | Batches | per minute |
|---|---|---|
| − Steel plate | 2 | 4 |
| − Copper plate | 20 | 40 |
| − Plastic bar | 5 | 10 |
| + Low density structure | 1 | 2 |
Rates use the selected building at base speed. No modules, beacons, quality, power shortages or overclocking are simulated. Fractional outputs are expected averages, not guaranteed drops.
per minute = Batches × 60 × Production building / seconds per cycle
Low density structure · 15 Seconds
Steel plate × 2 + Copper plate × 20 + Plastic bar × 5 → Low density structure × 1
Station: Assembling machine 1 / Assembling machine 2 / Assembling machine 3
A worked example
Suppose you want 4 × Low density structure. This recipe produces 1 per operation, so you need 4 operations. That produces 4 in total. The direct material list is Steel plate × 8, Copper plate × 80, and Plastic bar × 20.
Check the source ↗ · 2.0.77 base
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