Iron Plate
raw
Craft Time
3.2s
Made In
Furnace
Stack Size
100
Category
raw
Usefulness
★★★★★
5/5
Description
The most fundamental material. Used in nearly every recipe in the game.
Ingredients
Iron Ore x1
Strengths
- +Used in the most recipes of any item
- +Simple 1:1 smelting ratio
- +Foundation of the entire factory
Weaknesses
- -Enormous demand at all stages
- -Smelting arrays take huge space
- -Bottleneck if under-produced
Pro Tips
- 1Build massive smelting arrays -- you need thousands per minute.
- 2Use a main bus with at least 4 belts of iron.
- 3Steel furnaces double your smelting speed.