Steam turbine — Factorio Production Calculator
Steam turbine is crafted in the assembling machine in 3 seconds, producing 1 per craft from 50 × Iron gear wheel, 50 × Copper plate, 20 × Pipe. At 60 per minute you need 6 assembling machines, and the chain behind it draws on 2 raw resources: iron ore, copper ore.
Production chain for 60 Steam turbine / minute
| Item | Per minute | Machines | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron plate | 7,200 | 384 | Furnace |
| Iron gear wheel | 3,000 | 50 | Assembling machine |
| Copper plate | 3,000 | 160 | Furnace |
| Pipe | 1,200 | 20 | Assembling machine |
| Steam turbine | 60 | 6 | Assembling machine |
Raw materials
| Resource | Per minute |
|---|---|
| Iron ore | 7,200 |
| Copper ore | 3,000 |
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.
Steam turbine recipe
| Machine | Crafting time | Output | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembling machine | 3 s | 1 | Iron gear wheel × 50, Copper plate × 50, Pipe × 20 |
What the whole chain needs
60 steam turbines per minute pulls in 4 intermediate products, and the whole tree comes to 620 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 7,200 per minute, which is 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 steam turbine
No base-game recipe consumes steam turbine — 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 steam turbine is made from
- Iron gear wheel — 50 per craft
- Copper plate — 50 per craft
- Pipe — 20 per craft
FAQ
How many assembling machines do I need for 60 steam turbines per minute?
6 assembling machines. One at standard speed produces 10 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 steam turbine take?
At 60/min the chain consumes 7,200 iron ore per minute, 3,000 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.