Fluid wagon — Factorio Production Calculator
Fluid wagon is crafted in the assembling machine in 1.5 seconds, producing 1 per craft from 10 × Iron gear wheel, 16 × Steel plate, 8 × Pipe, 1 × Storage tank. At 60 per minute you need 3 assembling machines, and the chain behind it draws on 1 raw resources: iron ore.
Production chain for 60 Fluid wagon / minute
| Item | Per minute | Machines | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron plate | 9,180 | 489.6 | Furnace |
| Steel plate | 1,260 | 336 | Furnace |
| Iron gear wheel | 600 | 10 | Assembling machine |
| Pipe | 480 | 8 | Assembling machine |
| Fluid wagon | 60 | 3 | Assembling machine |
| Storage tank | 60 | 6 | Assembling machine |
Raw materials
| Resource | Per minute |
|---|---|
| Iron ore | 9,180 |
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.
Fluid wagon recipe
| Machine | Crafting time | Output | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembling machine | 1.5 s | 1 | Iron gear wheel × 10, Steel plate × 16, Pipe × 8, Storage tank × 1 |
What the whole chain needs
60 fluid wagons per minute pulls in 5 intermediate products, and the whole tree comes to 853 machines across 2 machine types, fed by 1 raw resource. 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 9,180 per minute, which is 10.2 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 fluid wagon
No base-game recipe consumes fluid wagon — 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 fluid wagon is made from
- Iron gear wheel — 10 per craft
- Steel plate — 16 per craft
- Pipe — 8 per craft
- Storage tank — 1 per craft
FAQ
How many assembling machines do I need for 60 fluid wagons per minute?
3 assembling machines. One at standard speed produces 20 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 fluid wagon take?
At 60/min the chain consumes 9,180 iron ore per minute. 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.