Factorio · Metal plate production | Compare
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Using this reference
Choose a recipe for Metal plate production, 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.
Iron plate
18.75 per minute · Buildings needed (rounded up): 4
| Source data | Batches | per minute |
|---|---|---|
| − Iron ore | 1 | 18.75 |
| + Iron plate | 1 | 18.75 |
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
Iron plate · 3.2 Seconds
Iron ore × 1 → Iron plate × 1
Station: Stone furnace / Steel furnace / Electric furnace
A worked example
Suppose you want 4 × Iron plate. This recipe produces 1 per operation, so you need 4 operations. That produces 4 in total. The direct material list is Iron ore × 4.
Check the source ↗ · 2.0.77 base
Copper plate
18.75 per minute · Buildings needed (rounded up): 4
| Source data | Batches | per minute |
|---|---|---|
| − Copper ore | 1 | 18.75 |
| + Copper plate | 1 | 18.75 |
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
Copper plate · 3.2 Seconds
Copper ore × 1 → Copper plate × 1
Station: Stone furnace / Steel furnace / Electric furnace
A worked example
Suppose you want 4 × Copper plate. This recipe produces 1 per operation, so you need 4 operations. That produces 4 in total. The direct material list is Copper ore × 4.
Check the source ↗ · 2.0.77 base
Steel plate
3.75 per minute · Buildings needed (rounded up): 16
| Source data | Batches | per minute |
|---|---|---|
| − Iron plate | 5 | 18.75 |
| + Steel plate | 1 | 3.75 |
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
Steel plate · 16 Seconds
Iron plate × 5 → Steel plate × 1
Station: Stone furnace / Steel furnace / Electric furnace
A worked example
Suppose you want 4 × Steel plate. This recipe produces 1 per operation, so you need 4 operations. That produces 4 in total. The direct material list is Iron plate × 20.
Check the source ↗ · 2.0.77 base
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