Factorio · Research labs and beacons | Compare
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Using this reference
Choose a recipe for Research labs and beacons, 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.
Lab
15 per minute · Buildings needed (rounded up): 4
| Source data | Batches | per minute |
|---|---|---|
| − Electronic circuit | 10 | 150 |
| − Iron gear wheel | 10 | 150 |
| − Transport belt | 4 | 60 |
| + Lab | 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
Lab · 2 Seconds
Electronic circuit × 10 + Iron gear wheel × 10 + Transport belt × 4 → Lab × 1
Station: Assembling machine 1 / Assembling machine 2 / Assembling machine 3
A worked example
Suppose you want 4 × Lab. This recipe produces 1 per operation, so you need 4 operations. That produces 4 in total. The direct material list is Electronic circuit × 40, Iron gear wheel × 40, and Transport belt × 16.
Check the source ↗ · 2.0.77 base
Beacon
2 per minute · Buildings needed (rounded up): 30
| Source data | Batches | per minute |
|---|---|---|
| − Electronic circuit | 20 | 40 |
| − Advanced circuit | 20 | 40 |
| − Steel plate | 10 | 20 |
| − Copper cable | 10 | 20 |
| + Beacon | 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
Beacon · 15 Seconds
Electronic circuit × 20 + Advanced circuit × 20 + Steel plate × 10 + Copper cable × 10 → Beacon × 1
Station: Assembling machine 1 / Assembling machine 2 / Assembling machine 3
A worked example
Suppose you want 4 × Beacon. This recipe produces 1 per operation, so you need 4 operations. That produces 4 in total. The direct material list is Electronic circuit × 80, Advanced circuit × 80, Steel plate × 40, and Copper cable × 40.
Check the source ↗ · 2.0.77 base
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