Storage tank — Factorio Production Calculator
Storage tank is crafted in the assembling machine in 3 seconds, producing 1 per craft from 20 × Iron plate, 5 × Steel plate. At 60 per minute you need 6 assembling machines, and the chain behind it draws on 1 raw resources: iron ore.
Production chain for 60 Storage tank / minute
| Item | Per minute | Machines | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron plate | 2,700 | 144 | Furnace |
| Steel plate | 300 | 80 | Furnace |
| Storage tank | 60 | 6 | Assembling machine |
Raw materials
| Resource | Per minute |
|---|---|
| Iron ore | 2,700 |
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.
Storage tank recipe
| Machine | Crafting time | Output | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembling machine | 3 s | 1 | Iron plate × 20, Steel plate × 5 |
What the whole chain needs
60 storage tanks per minute pulls in 2 intermediate products, and the whole tree comes to 230 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 2,700 per minute, which is 3 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 storage tank
1 base-game recipe consumes storage tank, sorted by how much each one takes:
- Fluid wagon — 1 per craft
What storage tank is made from
- Iron plate — 20 per craft
- Steel plate — 5 per craft
FAQ
How many assembling machines do I need for 60 storage tanks 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 storage tank take?
At 60/min the chain consumes 2,700 iron ore per minute. Those numbers are the theoretical minimum — mining productivity research and productivity modules both reduce them.
Is storage tank needed for science packs?
Not directly. It feeds Fluid wagon, 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.