Iron stick — Factorio Production Calculator
Iron stick is crafted in the assembling machine in 0.5 seconds, producing 2 per craft from 1 × Iron plate. At 60 per minute you need 0.5 assembling machines, and the chain behind it draws on 1 raw resources: iron ore.
Production chain for 60 Iron stick / minute
| Item | Per minute | Machines | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron stick | 60 | 0.5 | Assembling machine |
| Iron plate | 30 | 1.6 | Furnace |
Raw materials
| Resource | Per minute |
|---|---|
| Iron ore | 30 |
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.
Iron stick recipe
| Machine | Crafting time | Output | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembling machine | 0.5 s | 2 | Iron plate × 1 |
What the whole chain needs
60 iron sticks per minute pulls in 1 intermediate product, and the whole tree comes to 2 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 30 per minute, which is 0.03 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 iron stick
6 base-game recipes consume iron stick, sorted by how much each one takes:
- Big electric pole — 8 per craft
- Refined concrete — 8 per craft
- Train stop — 6 per craft
- Medium electric pole — 4 per craft
- Programmable speaker — 4 per craft
- Rail — 1 per craft
What iron stick is made from
- Iron plate — 1 per craft
FAQ
How many assembling machines do I need for 60 iron sticks per minute?
0.5 assembling machines. One at standard speed produces 120 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 iron stick take?
At 60/min the chain consumes 30 iron ore per minute. Those numbers are the theoretical minimum — mining productivity research and productivity modules both reduce them.
Is iron stick needed for science packs?
Not directly. It feeds Big electric pole and Refined concrete, 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.