Factorio · Pipes pumps and tanks | Compare
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Using this reference
Choose a recipe for Pipes pumps and tanks, 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.
Storage tank
10 per minute · Buildings needed (rounded up): 6
| Source data | Batches | per minute |
|---|---|---|
| − Iron plate | 20 | 200 |
| − Steel plate | 5 | 50 |
| + Storage tank | 1 | 10 |
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
Storage tank · 3 Seconds
Iron plate × 20 + Steel plate × 5 → Storage tank × 1
Station: Assembling machine 1 / Assembling machine 2 / Assembling machine 3
A worked example
Suppose you want 4 × Storage tank. This recipe produces 1 per operation, so you need 4 operations. That produces 4 in total. The direct material list is Iron plate × 80 and Steel plate × 20.
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Pipe
60 per minute · Buildings needed (rounded up): 1
| Source data | Batches | per minute |
|---|---|---|
| − Iron plate | 1 | 60 |
| + Pipe | 1 | 60 |
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
Pipe · 0.5 Seconds
Iron plate × 1 → Pipe × 1
Station: Assembling machine 1 / Assembling machine 2 / Assembling machine 3
A worked example
Suppose you want 4 × Pipe. This recipe produces 1 per operation, so you need 4 operations. That produces 4 in total. The direct material list is Iron plate × 4.
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Pipe to ground
120 per minute · Buildings needed (rounded up): 1
| Source data | Batches | per minute |
|---|---|---|
| − Pipe | 10 | 600 |
| − Iron plate | 5 | 300 |
| + Pipe to ground | 2 | 120 |
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
Pipe to ground · 0.5 Seconds
Pipe × 10 + Iron plate × 5 → Pipe to ground × 2
Station: Assembling machine 1 / Assembling machine 2 / Assembling machine 3
A worked example
Suppose you want 7 × Pipe to ground. This recipe produces 2 per operation, so you need 4 operations. That produces 8 in total, leaving 1 extra. The direct material list is Pipe × 40 and Iron plate × 20.
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Pump
15 per minute · Buildings needed (rounded up): 4
| Source data | Batches | per minute |
|---|---|---|
| − Engine unit | 1 | 15 |
| − Steel plate | 1 | 15 |
| − Pipe | 1 | 15 |
| + Pump | 1 | 15 |
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
Pump · 2 Seconds
Engine unit × 1 + Steel plate × 1 + Pipe × 1 → Pump × 1
Station: Assembling machine 1 / Assembling machine 2 / Assembling machine 3
A worked example
Suppose you want 4 × Pump. This recipe produces 1 per operation, so you need 4 operations. That produces 4 in total. The direct material list is Engine unit × 4, Steel plate × 4, and Pipe × 4.
Check the source ↗ · 2.0.77 base
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