Advanced circuit — Factorio Production Calculator
Advanced circuit is crafted in the assembling machine in 6 seconds, producing 1 per craft from 2 × Electronic circuit, 2 × Plastic bar, 4 × Copper cable. At 60 per minute you need 12 assembling machines, and the chain behind it draws on 4 raw resources: petroleum gas, copper ore, iron ore, coal.
Production chain for 60 Advanced circuit / minute
| Item | Per minute | Machines | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper cable | 600 | 5 | Assembling machine |
| Copper plate | 300 | 16 | Furnace |
| Electronic circuit | 120 | 2 | Assembling machine |
| Iron plate | 120 | 6.4 | Furnace |
| Plastic bar | 120 | 1 | Chemical plant |
| Advanced circuit | 60 | 12 | Assembling machine |
Raw materials
| Resource | Per minute |
|---|---|
| Petroleum gas | 1,200 |
| Copper ore | 300 |
| Iron ore | 120 |
| Coal | 60 |
Machine counts are not rounded up. Add a little headroom in game — belt throughput and inserter speed usually mean you want 5-10% more than the exact number.
Advanced circuit recipe
| Machine | Crafting time | Output | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembling machine | 6 s | 1 | Electronic circuit × 2, Plastic bar × 2, Copper cable × 4 |
What the whole chain needs
60 advanced circuits per minute pulls in 5 intermediate products, and the whole tree comes to 42 machines across 3 machine types, fed by 4 raw resources. The table above already sums demand across every branch — if copper cable is used by two recipes, you see the total, not one of them.
Belt check: the busiest input here moves 1,200 per minute, which is 1.33 of a yellow belt's 900 per minute. Above 1.0 and you need a second belt (or a faster tier) before the machines themselves become the limit.
What uses advanced circuit
36 base-game recipes consume advanced circuit, sorted by how much each one takes:
- Nuclear reactor — 500 per craft
- Centrifuge — 100 per craft
- Roboport — 45 per craft
- Modular armor — 30 per craft
- Artillery turret — 20 per craft
- Artillery wagon — 20 per craft
- Beacon — 20 per craft
- Express splitter — 10 per craft
- Personal roboport — 10 per craft
- Tank — 10 per craft
- Belt immunity equipment — 5 per craft
- Efficiency module — 5 per craft
- Efficiency module 2 — 5 per craft
- Efficiency module 3 — 5 per craft
- Electric furnace — 5 per craft
- Energy shield — 5 per craft
- Nightvision — 5 per craft
- Productivity module — 5 per craft
- Productivity module 2 — 5 per craft
- Productivity module 3 — 5 per craft
…and 16 more, mostly buildings and equipment that use one or two each.
What advanced circuit is made from
- Electronic circuit — 2 per craft
- Plastic bar — 2 per craft
- Copper cable — 4 per craft
FAQ
How many assembling machines do I need for 60 advanced circuits per minute?
12 assembling machines. One at standard speed produces 5 per minute, so 60 ÷ that number is the count. The calculator above rounds nothing — add 5-10% headroom for belt and inserter losses in a real factory.
How much raw ore does advanced circuit take?
At 60/min the chain consumes 1,200 petroleum gas per minute, 300 copper ore per minute, 120 iron ore per minute and 1 more. Those numbers are the theoretical minimum — mining productivity research and productivity modules both reduce them.
Is advanced circuit needed for science packs?
Yes — it goes directly into Chemical science pack. Open the science pack page to see the demand that lands on this recipe.
Machine counts assume bare machines at standard speed. Recipe data comes from the game's own prototypes (PlayerCalc, Factorio 2.0 base game). Not affiliated with Wube Software.