Smelter Book (Iron/Copper/Stone/Steel)

The Smelter V3.0

this is my blueprint book for all types of smelting.
(blue-) belted (no robots), fully 8-beaconed, tileable, vanilla!

the ores can be delivered by 2-4-0 and/or 2-8-0 trains.
renders and more information on FactorioBin and Factorio Blueprints.
forum topic: regarding my blueprints and other neat things.

the numbers for the ores:

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iron plates:

KirkMcDonald iron plates
output: 4 belts (180i/s)

click to expand - The Smelter - Iron Plates V2.1a

click to expand - The Smelter - Iron Plates w Station V2.1a

MkII RHD V1.0
output: 32 belts (1440i/s)
train based (RHD)

click to expand

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copper plates:

KirkMcDonald copper plates
output: 4 belts (180i/s)

click to expand - The Smelter - Copper Plates V2.1a

click to expand - The Smelter - Copper Plates w Station V2.1a

MkII RHD V1.0
output: 32 belts (1440i/s)
train based (RHD)

click to expand

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stone bricks:

KirkMcDonald stone bricks
output: 2.4 belts (108i/s)

click to expand - The Smelter - Stone Bricks V2.1a

click to expand - The Smelter - Stone Bricks w Station V2.1a

MkII RHD V1.0
output: 19.2 belts (864i/s)
train based (RHD)

click to expand

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steel plates:

KirkMcDonald steel plates
output: <1 belt (43.2i/s)

click to expand - The Smelter - Steel Plates V2.1a

click to expand - The Smelter - Steel Plates w Station V2.1a

MkII RHD V1.0
output: 7.68 belts (345.6i/s)
train based (RHD)

click to expand

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additional stuff:

click to expand - LHD-stuff

mining outposts

click to expand - OutpostStation 2-4-0

click to expand - OutpostStation 2-8-0

rail stuff

click to expand - RHD->LHD T-junction

click to expand - Universal Stacker 2-4-0

click to expand - Universal Stacker 2-8-0

i've added a stacker (incl. additional stackertracks) to the BP book. the trains can be scheduled with wait time or (my recommendation) empty/full cargo. the trainstops are 'intelligent', they will turn on as soon a full trainload can be loaded/unloaded and no train is present. the first station (closest to the stacker) of each resource will be always active to avoid the 'no path' error, because of that i recommend at least 2 trains per resource. the fuel requester chests are controlled by a CC at the stacker (preset to 10 nuclear fuel), its signal is transmitted by green wire at the rear end of the trainstations.

the trainstations are for LHD. there are also expandable mining outpost blueprints and a RHD->LHD T-junction included. the double rails will make sense if you mix the processed ores (about double the train-throughput [-> forum discussion]). this is possible as all smelters can be stacked onto each other.

click to expand - RHD stuff

mining outpost

RHD Mining Outpost V1.0

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ore unloading can be done by 2-4-0 and/or 2-8-0 trains, plates are transportet by 2-4-0 trains.

as mentioned above:
all screens, bp-strings and KirkMcDonald links on FactorioBin more information & forum discussion regarding my blueprints and other neat things.

older versions:

click to expand

V1.2: all screens on Imgur; bp: pastebin
V2.1a: all screens on Imgur; bp: pastebin

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history:

1. V1.0 - initial release
2. V1.1 - removed obsolete balancers - corrected station inserters
3. V1.1a
   - signal cable correction
4. V1.2 - updated Universal Stacker - added ore depot to bp book - reduced train rerouting (more minimum active stations [=> 2 instead of 1])
5. V2.0 - major rework (incompatible to V1.X) - full belt compression with fewer furnaces -> smaller footprint - simplified station circuitry - made 2-8-0 trains standard for ore delivery
6. V2.1 - improved train throughput - updated description
7. V2.1a - added grid size information for dragging bps - introduced discussion topic in official forums
8. V3.0 - added train-based (RHD) late game productions (MkII) - added simple Fuel supply system - all blueprints now with landfill

other compatible BPs:

The Smelter (this one)
Circuit Book
The Refinery
Tileable Kovarex
Science Book
The Reactor

the factory must grow...