Transport belt — Factorio Production Calculator
Transport belt is crafted in the assembling machine in 0.5 seconds, producing 2 per craft from 1 × Iron plate, 1 × Iron gear wheel. At 60 per minute you need 0.5 assembling machines, and the chain behind it draws on 1 raw resources: iron ore.
Production chain for 60 Transport belt / minute
| Item | Per minute | Machines | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron plate | 90 | 4.8 | Furnace |
| Transport belt | 60 | 0.5 | Assembling machine |
| Iron gear wheel | 30 | 0.5 | Assembling machine |
Raw materials
| Resource | Per minute |
|---|---|
| Iron ore | 90 |
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.
Transport belt recipe
| Machine | Crafting time | Output | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembling machine | 0.5 s | 2 | Iron plate × 1, Iron gear wheel × 1 |
What the whole chain needs
60 transport belts per minute pulls in 2 intermediate products, and the whole tree comes to 6 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 90 per minute, which is 0.1 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 transport belt
6 base-game recipes consume transport belt, sorted by how much each one takes:
- Loader — 5 per craft
- Underground belt — 5 per craft
- Lab — 4 per craft
- Splitter — 4 per craft
- Fast transport belt — 1 per craft
- Logistic science pack — 1 per craft
What transport belt is made from
- Iron plate — 1 per craft
- Iron gear wheel — 1 per craft
FAQ
How many assembling machines do I need for 60 transport belts per minute?
0.5 assembling machines. One at standard speed produces 120 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 transport belt take?
At 60/min the chain consumes 90 iron ore per minute. Those numbers are the theoretical minimum — mining productivity research and productivity modules both reduce them.
Is transport belt needed for science packs?
Yes — it goes directly into Logistic science pack. 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.