Slowdown capsule — Factorio Production Calculator
Slowdown capsule is crafted in the assembling machine in 8 seconds, producing 1 per craft from 2 × Steel plate, 2 × Electronic circuit, 5 × Coal. At 60 per minute you need 16 assembling machines, and the chain behind it draws on 3 raw resources: iron ore, coal, copper ore.
Production chain for 60 Slowdown capsule / minute
| Item | Per minute | Machines | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron plate | 720 | 38.4 | Furnace |
| Copper cable | 360 | 3 | Assembling machine |
| Copper plate | 180 | 9.6 | Furnace |
| Steel plate | 120 | 32 | Furnace |
| Electronic circuit | 120 | 2 | Assembling machine |
| Slowdown capsule | 60 | 16 | Assembling machine |
Raw materials
| Resource | Per minute |
|---|---|
| Iron ore | 720 |
| Coal | 300 |
| Copper ore | 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.
Slowdown capsule recipe
| Machine | Crafting time | Output | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembling machine | 8 s | 1 | Steel plate × 2, Electronic circuit × 2, Coal × 5 |
What the whole chain needs
60 slowdown capsules per minute pulls in 5 intermediate products, and the whole tree comes to 101 machines across 2 machine types, fed by 3 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 slowdown capsule
No base-game recipe consumes slowdown capsule — 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 slowdown capsule is made from
- Steel plate — 2 per craft
- Electronic circuit — 2 per craft
FAQ
How many assembling machines do I need for 60 slowdown capsules per minute?
16 assembling machines. One at standard speed produces 3.8 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 slowdown capsule take?
At 60/min the chain consumes 720 iron ore per minute, 300 coal per minute, 180 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.