Beacon — Factorio Production Calculator
Beacon is crafted in the assembling machine in 15 seconds, producing 1 per craft from 20 × Electronic circuit, 20 × Advanced circuit, 10 × Steel plate, 10 × Copper cable. At 60 per minute you need 30 assembling machines, and the chain behind it draws on 4 raw resources: petroleum gas, copper ore, iron ore, coal.
Production chain for 60 Beacon / minute
| Item | Per minute | Machines | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper cable | 16,200 | 135 | Assembling machine |
| Copper plate | 8,100 | 432 | Furnace |
| Iron plate | 6,600 | 352 | Furnace |
| Electronic circuit | 3,600 | 60 | Assembling machine |
| Plastic bar | 2,400 | 20 | Chemical plant |
| Advanced circuit | 1,200 | 240 | Assembling machine |
| Steel plate | 600 | 160 | Furnace |
| Beacon | 60 | 30 | Assembling machine |
Raw materials
| Resource | Per minute |
|---|---|
| Petroleum gas | 24,000 |
| Copper ore | 8,100 |
| Iron ore | 6,600 |
| Coal | 1,200 |
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.
Beacon recipe
| Machine | Crafting time | Output | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembling machine | 15 s | 1 | Electronic circuit × 20, Advanced circuit × 20, Steel plate × 10, Copper cable × 10 |
What the whole chain needs
60 beacons per minute pulls in 7 intermediate products, and the whole tree comes to 1,429 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 24,000 per minute, which is 26.67 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 beacon
No base-game recipe consumes beacon — it is an end product. Once you build it, the chain stops here, which makes it a good target if you only want to size the sub-factory that feeds your mall.
What beacon is made from
- Electronic circuit — 20 per craft
- Advanced circuit — 20 per craft
- Steel plate — 10 per craft
- Copper cable — 10 per craft
FAQ
How many assembling machines do I need for 60 beacons per minute?
30 assembling machines. One at standard speed produces 2 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 beacon take?
At 60/min the chain consumes 24,000 petroleum gas per minute, 8,100 copper ore per minute, 6,600 iron ore per minute and 1 more. Those numbers are the theoretical minimum — mining productivity research and productivity modules both reduce them.
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.