Medium electric pole — Factorio Production Calculator
Medium electric pole is crafted in the assembling machine in 0.5 seconds, producing 1 per craft from 4 × Iron stick, 2 × Steel plate, 2 × Copper cable. At 60 per minute you need 1 assembling machine, and the chain behind it draws on 2 raw resources: iron ore, copper ore.
Production chain for 60 Medium electric pole / minute
| Item | Per minute | Machines | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron plate | 720 | 38.4 | Furnace |
| Iron stick | 240 | 2 | Assembling machine |
| Steel plate | 120 | 32 | Furnace |
| Copper cable | 120 | 1 | Assembling machine |
| Medium electric pole | 60 | 1 | Assembling machine |
| Copper plate | 60 | 3.2 | Furnace |
Raw materials
| Resource | Per minute |
|---|---|
| Iron ore | 720 |
| Copper ore | 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.
Medium electric pole recipe
| Machine | Crafting time | Output | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembling machine | 0.5 s | 1 | Iron stick × 4, Steel plate × 2, Copper cable × 2 |
What the whole chain needs
60 medium electric poles per minute pulls in 5 intermediate products, and the whole tree comes to 78 machines across 2 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 720 per minute, which is 0.8 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 medium electric pole
No base-game recipe consumes medium electric pole — 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 medium electric pole is made from
- Iron stick — 4 per craft
- Steel plate — 2 per craft
- Copper cable — 2 per craft
FAQ
How many assembling machines do I need for 60 medium electric poles 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 medium electric pole take?
At 60/min the chain consumes 720 iron ore per minute, 60 copper 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.