Programmable speaker — Factorio Production Calculator
Programmable speaker is crafted in the assembling machine in 2 seconds, producing 1 per craft from 3 × Iron plate, 4 × Iron stick, 5 × Copper cable, 4 × Electronic circuit. At 60 per minute you need 4 assembling machines, and the chain behind it draws on 2 raw resources: iron ore, copper ore.
Production chain for 60 Programmable speaker / minute
| Item | Per minute | Machines | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper cable | 1,020 | 8.5 | Assembling machine |
| Iron plate | 540 | 28.8 | Furnace |
| Copper plate | 510 | 27.2 | Furnace |
| Iron stick | 240 | 2 | Assembling machine |
| Electronic circuit | 240 | 4 | Assembling machine |
| Programmable speaker | 60 | 4 | Assembling machine |
Raw materials
| Resource | Per minute |
|---|---|
| Iron ore | 540 |
| Copper ore | 510 |
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.
Programmable speaker recipe
| Machine | Crafting time | Output | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembling machine | 2 s | 1 | Iron plate × 3, Iron stick × 4, Copper cable × 5, Electronic circuit × 4 |
What the whole chain needs
60 programmable speakers per minute pulls in 5 intermediate products, and the whole tree comes to 75 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 540 per minute, which is 0.6 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 programmable speaker
No base-game recipe consumes programmable speaker — 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 programmable speaker is made from
- Iron plate — 3 per craft
- Iron stick — 4 per craft
- Copper cable — 5 per craft
- Electronic circuit — 4 per craft
FAQ
How many assembling machines do I need for 60 programmable speakers per minute?
4 assembling machines. One at standard speed produces 15 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 programmable speaker take?
At 60/min the chain consumes 540 iron ore per minute, 510 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.