Express transport belt — Factorio Production Calculator
Express transport belt is crafted in the assembling machine in 0.5 seconds, producing 1 per craft from 10 × Iron gear wheel, 1 × Fast transport belt, 20 × Lubricant. At 60 per minute you need 1 assembling machine, and the chain behind it draws on 2 raw resources: iron ore, heavy oil.
Production chain for 60 Express transport belt / minute
| Item | Per minute | Machines | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron plate | 1,890 | 100.8 | Furnace |
| Lubricant | 1,200 | 2 | Chemical plant |
| Iron gear wheel | 930 | 15.5 | Assembling machine |
| Express transport belt | 60 | 1 | Assembling machine |
| Fast transport belt | 60 | 1 | Assembling machine |
| Transport belt | 60 | 0.5 | Assembling machine |
Raw materials
| Resource | Per minute |
|---|---|
| Iron ore | 1,890 |
| Heavy oil | 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.
Express transport belt recipe
| Machine | Crafting time | Output | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembling machine | 0.5 s | 1 | Iron gear wheel × 10, Fast transport belt × 1, Lubricant × 20 |
What the whole chain needs
60 express transport belts per minute pulls in 5 intermediate products, and the whole tree comes to 121 machines across 3 machine types, fed by 2 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 1,890 per minute, which is 2.1 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 express transport belt
1 base-game recipe consumes express transport belt, sorted by how much each one takes:
- Express loader — 5 per craft
What express transport belt is made from
- Iron gear wheel — 10 per craft
- Fast transport belt — 1 per craft
- Lubricant — 20 per craft
FAQ
How many assembling machines do I need for 60 express transport belts per minute?
1 assembling machine. One at standard speed produces 60 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 express transport belt take?
At 60/min the chain consumes 1,890 iron ore per minute, 1,200 heavy oil per minute. Those numbers are the theoretical minimum — mining productivity research and productivity modules both reduce them.
Is express transport belt needed for science packs?
Not directly. It feeds Express loader, and those in turn feed the science packs. 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.