Uses the high temperature generated by an electrode arc to smelt ores and metals. Can also be used for purification and crystal smelting.
Production Chain
Recipe
Building
Replicator?
Technology
1
3 s
4
2
4
2
✔
Production Progression Chart
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
240
4
240
3
60
120
2
120
120
3
120
1
120
60
1
60
240
4
240
2
240
120
2
120
Buildings Required
16
6
Raw Materials Required
(per minute)
600
180
120
Raw Materials Required
(per unit)
10
3
2
Used In
Recipe
Building
Replicator?
Technology
1
5 s
1
5
4
15
✔
Recipes
Recipe
Building
Replicator?
Technology
1
1 s
1
✔
1
1.5 s
1
✔
1
1 s
1
✔
1
3 s
3
✖
1
1 s
1
✔
1
2 s
2
✔
1
2 s
2
✔
1
10 s
10
✖
1
2 s
2
✔
1
2 s
1
✖
1
2 s
1
✖
2
1.5 s
1
✖
1
2 s
2
✔
4
12 s
4
4
8
✖
Maximum Production per Conveyor Belt
Material Consumption
Item Product
Conveyor Belt
Transport Speed
Building
x 60/minute x 60/minute x 60/minute x 60/minute x 60/minute x 60/minute x 60/minute x 60/minute x 60/minute
x 60/minute x 60/minute x 60/minute x 30/minute x 6/minute x 30/minute x 30/minute x 30/minute x 20/minute
360 / minute
x 6
720 / minute
x 12
1800 / minute
x 30
x 40/minute x 40/minute
+ x 20/minute
+ x 20/minute
x 40/minute
x 20/minute
360 / minute
x 9
720 / minute
x 18
1800 / minute
x 45
x 30/minute x 30/minute x 40/minute
x 30/minute x 30/minute x 80/minute
360 / minute
x 12
720 / minute
x 24
1800 / minute
x 60
Player Tips & Tricks
Since the average game will need hundreds of smelters, consider automating their creation early on to avoid being force to make them manually every time you need them.
When creating mining bases in new planets it's normal to underestimate how many smelters you will need. Take with you both a decent amount of them and the materials to create more, specially Stone Bricks.