Red and Green Science

[cjmarsh]

It's one of the very first things you build in a factory, the first major goal of automation. So how do you build it? Do you build it sprawling or compact, small or massive? There's so many different ways to make a factory that there's practically infinite possibilities. Let's see the way you start your factory, post some builds here and inspire others to create new kinds of factories themselves.


Here's one of my takes on it:

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[Guu]

What is this for? for beauty?

[cjmarsh]

Hah good catch I missed that, it wasn't for beauty just an oversight. I used to have it wrap around to the green side and had a side-switcher there but it got messed up in the blueprint when I moved the setup and I didn't re-create it right. Besides which I think it looks better with just a straight shot through anyways.

[Guu]

I instead of the four used only two conveyors . one drives up the ingredients , the other takes away packs
https://youtu.be/AgudQKNu00k