Редактирование: Обучение:Производственные линии (раздел)

== Разветвление и соединение ==
[[File:Splitting and merging.png|thumb|frame|none|[[Splitter]]s and [[Merger]]s may be required to achieve 100% efficiency in some setup, such as for the [[Copper]] chain. (Click to enlarge)]]
Production chains rarely work in a 1:1 building ratio; the example shown in the previous section is just a special case. If there is a mismatch in the buildings' ratio, the entire chain is slowed down proportionally to the slowest element in the chain. This reduces the efficiency and should be avoided.

To achieve 100% efficiency (as indicated by the '100%' at the lower right of each machine's UI), make sure the production rate from one machine matches the consumption rate of the next machine. And if they don't match, just build more machines until the numbers match.

The term 'Efficiency' is used to describe the uptime of a machine, usually denoted in percentage (%).

=== Буровая установка ===
A [[Miner Mk.1]] on a normal [[Copper]] [[node]] extracts [[Copper Ore]]s at 60/min.

=== Плавильня ===
A [[Smelter]] consumes [[Copper Ore]]s at only 30/min. To achieve 60/min consumption, build two of them. Use a [[Splitter]] to split the [[Conveyor Belt]] into two.
<br /><code>60 / 30 = 2</code>

If only one Smelter is built, the Copper Ores produced by the Miner will not be consumed fast enough, and they will backlog into the Miner and causing it to run at only 50% of the time. This is equivalent to 50% efficiency.

Each Smelter produces [[Copper Ingot]]s at 30/min.

=== Конструктор (проволока) ===
Each [[Constructor]] consumes [[Copper Ingot]]s at only 15/min. Similarly, split each of the Copper Ingot belt into two, this means four Constructors are required.
<br /><code>30 / 15 = 2</code> (each Smelter output belt split into two)
<br /><code>2 x 2 = 4</code> (two Smelters support four Constructors)

Each Constructor produces [[Wire]]s at 30/min.

=== Конструктор (кабель) ===
Each [[Constructor]] consumes [[Wire]]s at 60/min. That means the Wires from a single Constructor will not be enough - we need two. To combine the output of two Constructors, use a [[Merger]].
<br /><code>30 * 2 = 60</code>

If only one Constructor crafting Wires is connected to the Constructor crafting Cable, the latter will only run 50% of the time due to insufficient input rate. This is equivalent to 50% efficiency.

Each Constructor produces [[Cable]]s at 30/min.

=== Конвейерная лента ===
[[Conveyor Belt Mk.1]] can only transport 60 items/min. In the above example, the belt carrying [[Copper Ore]]s after the Miner, and the belts transporting [[Wire]]s after the [[Merger]]s are operating at their maximum capacity.

=== Складской контейнер ===
A [[Storage Container]] is used to store each type of item. As a good practice, avoid mixing items in Storage Containers. A [[Merger]] is used to merge two [[Wire]] belts into one before the Container so that you don't have to build two Containers for Wires.