PRODUCTION CALCULATOR

Ion Thrusters

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EXACT RECIPE + PRODUCER

Production option

OUTPUT TARGET

Throughput input mode

1 machine at 100%

6/min total output

UPSTREAM PREVIEW

Trace the full production chain

Expand branches as needed; compare exact v1/v2 choices inline.
UPSTREAM MACHINE SETAll released machines
Use upstream recipes from
  • Ion ThrustersConstructorizerIon Thrusters1 machine6/min
    • ValveMega PressValve1 machine6/min
    • Heat ShieldMega PressHeat Shield1 machine @ 50%6/min
    • Pressure TankAssemblerPressure Tank1 machine6/min
    • Rocket FuelConstructorizerRocket Fuel1 machine @ 60%6/min
How automatic choices work

Automatic choices use a disclosed throughput-first preview, not a whole-factory optimum. Ore remains a terminal mined resource, so node purity is never guessed.

SECONDARY DETAILSDirect machine step & utilitiesTotal output6/min

DIRECT PRODUCTION STEP

Machine-bank flow

IN

Required inputs

  • Valve6/min per machine6/min
  • Heat Shield6/min per machine6/min
  • Pressure Tank6/min per machine6/min
  • Rocket Fuel6/min per machine6/min

PRODUCER

Constructorizer

Ion Thrusters
Machines
1
Cycles/min
6
OUT

Machine-bank output

  • Ion Thrusters6/min per machine6/min

VERIFIED UTILITIES

Machine-bank demand

Power
700700 each
Core load
500500 each

FULL-CHAIN TOTALS

Production summary

Sustained source inputs and whole production machines for the currently selected chain.
Resource types
7
Production machines
67 machines
IN

Resources required

Repeated source branches are combined in items/min.

  • Calcium OreSource resource63.192/min
  • Crude OilSource resource2.4/min
  • Goethite OreSource resource16.455/min
  • Helium-3Source resource320.19/min
  • Sulphur OreSource resource132.99/min
  • Titanium OreSource resource329.767/min
  • Wolfram OreSource resource81.44/min

Extraction quick reference

Convert sustained demand into source nodes.

Ore extractor tier

Counts are alternatives assuming every tap uses the same purity.

Resource-node estimates by ore purity
ResourceNeedImpureNormalPure
Calcium Ore63.192/min260/min each1120/min each1240/min each
Titanium Ore329.767/min660/min each3120/min each2240/min each
Wolfram Ore81.44/min260/min each1120/min each1240/min each
Fixed-rate sources
  • Crude OilOil Extractor1×10/min each
  • Goethite OreLaser Drill2×15/min each
  • Helium-3Helium-3 Extractor2×240/min each
  • Sulphur OreSulfur Extractor1×240/min each

Machines to build

Ordered from source processing toward final production.

  • Pyro ForgeGoethite Ingot · 32.9% sustained load1×
  • Pyro ForgeTitanoferrite Ingot · 46.4% sustained load1×
  • Pyro ForgeWolfram Steel Ingot · 30.4% sustained load1×
  • RefineryRefined Oil · 24% sustained load1×
  • SmelterCalcium Block · 57.3% sustained load1×
  • SmelterTitanium Bar · 96.4% sustained load4×
  • SmelterWolfram Bar · 59.7% sustained load1×
  • FabricatorCalcite Sheets · 34.5% sustained load1×
  • FabricatorTitanium Beam · 75.6% sustained load3×
  • Fabricator v.2Titanium Rod · 95.4% sustained load2×
  • Fabricator v.2Titanium Sheet · 43.7% sustained load1×
  • Fabricator v.2Wolfram Wire · 25% sustained load1×
  • Furnace v.2Calcium Powder · 60.1% sustained load1×
  • Furnace v.2Heat Resistant Sheet · 92% sustained load2×
  • Furnace v.2Wolfram Powder · 22.6% sustained load1×
  • Mega PressGoethite Lattice · 45% sustained load1×
  • Compounder v.2Pressurized Helium · 21.1% sustained load1×
  • Fabricator v.2Tube · 22% sustained load1×
  • Fabricator v.2Wolfram Plate · 24.7% sustained load1×
  • FurnaceTitanium Housing · 56.7% sustained load2×
  • Furnace v.2Ceramics · 3% sustained load1×
  • Furnace v.2Chemicals · 29% sustained load1×
  • CompounderGoethite Powder · 47.5% sustained load1×
  • Compounder v.2Sulphuric Acid · 38% sustained load1×
  • Fabricator v.2Rotor · 65% sustained load2×
  • Fabricator v.2Stator · 20% sustained load1×
  • FurnaceSynthetic Silicon · 6% sustained load1×
  • Furnace v.2Glass · 9% sustained load1×
  • Mega PressReinforced Frame · 50% sustained load1×
  • FabricatorApplicator · 24% sustained load1×
  • FabricatorStabilizer · 90% sustained load3×
  • Furnace v.2Hardening Agent · 24% sustained load1×
  • Mega PressImpeller · 80% sustained load2×
  • Mega PressNozzle · 83.3% sustained load3×
  • Compounder v.2Liquid Helium · 60% sustained load1×
  • Compounder v.2Synthetic Resin · 15% sustained load1×
  • Mega PressTurbine · 60% sustained load2×
  • Mega PressValve · 100% sustained load5×
  • CompounderAerogel · 45% sustained load1×
  • CompounderBasic Fuel · 60% sustained load1×
  • CompounderEpoxy · 45% sustained load1×
  • Mega PressPump · 100% sustained load2×
  • AssemblerPressure Tank · 100% sustained load1×
  • AssemblerUberfilament · 60% sustained load1×
  • ConstructorizerRocket Fuel · 60% sustained load1×
  • Mega PressHeat Shield · 50% sustained load1×
  • ConstructorizerIon Thrusters · 100% sustained load1×

Identical recipe assignments are consolidated before whole-machine rounding. Extraction estimates are planning references and are not included in the production-machine total.

As of Update 1 · hotfix 0.2.8
Data provenance

The public hotfix above was current when this catalog was captured. Numerical values retain the source dataset’s separate claimed build.

Public hotfix build
Steam build 23761620
Claimed data build
Update 1 0.2.0 · Steam build 22674441
Source snapshot
ea-u1-gv35118973__srdb-2.3.4__20260711T050230Z
Catalog revision
catalog-a24a13016b1371ac0c7fe2d53a58416dadd2b95b0cdfceda1921b0e0a02ea732
Captured
Jul 11, 2026, 5:02:30 AM UTC