Reinforced Iron Plate

Reinforced Iron Plate
Used for crafting. A sturdier and more durable Iron Plate.
Unlocked at	Tier 0 - HUB Upgrade 3
Blueprint path	/Game/FactoryGame/Resource/Parts/IronPlateReinforced/Desc_IronPlateReinforced.Desc_IronPlateReinforced_C
Item
Stack size	100
Sink value	120

Reinforced Iron Plates are an upgraded version of Iron Plates used to construct Conveyor Belt Mk.2, Conveyor Lift Mk.2, several other buildings, and some moderately advanced parts.

Obtaining

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients												Building	Products		Prerequisites
Reinforced Iron Plate	6 × Iron Plate 30 / min						12 × Screw 60 / min						Assembler 12 sec × 6	1 × Reinforced Iron Plate 5 / min 180 MJ/item		Tier 0 - HUB Upgrade 3
Adhered Iron Plate Alternate	3 × Iron Plate 11.25 / min						1 × Rubber 3.75 / min						Assembler 16 sec	1 × Reinforced Iron Plate 3.75 / min 240 MJ/item		Tier 5 - Oil Processing
Bolted Iron Plate Alternate	18 × Iron Plate 90 / min						50 × Screw 250 / min						Assembler 12 sec	3 × Reinforced Iron Plate 15 / min 60 MJ/item
Stitched Iron Plate Alternate	10 × Iron Plate 18.75 / min						20 × Wire 37.5 / min						Assembler 32 sec	3 × Reinforced Iron Plate 5.625 / min 160 MJ/item

Alternate recipes analysis

The following shows different ways to produce 1 Reinforced Iron Plate / second, or 60 / min:

Recipe	Iron Ore /min (WP)	Crude Oil m3/min (WP)	Total WP	Total Energy /item (MJ)	Space (m2)	Building counts
Default	387.69 (55.09)	-	55.09	748.42	6607	55.48
Adhered	145.38 (20.66)	20 (17.09)	37.75	586.11 (-22%)	4660 (-29%)	32.46
Bolted	425.38 (60.44)	-	60.44	693.48 (-7%)	6071 (-8%)	54.15
Stitched	281.2 (39.95)	-	39.95	589.39 (-21%)	5429 (-18%)	46.48

• Weighted Point is the weighted consumption rate which is calculated by: (resource consumption rate / maximum extraction rate) * 10,000. The lower the better.
• Energy per item can be used to measure how much power is consumed for the entire production chain. The lower the better.
• Space refers to building space, excluding belts and pipes. The lower the better.
• Among multiple ways to produce each of the ingredient, the recipe with the lowest WP is chosen. The exception is mentioned below:
  • Iron Plate#Alternate recipes analysis - Default Iron Plate
  • Screw#Alternate recipes analysis - Cast Screw
  • Rubber#Alternate recipes analysis
  • Wire#Alternate recipes analysis
• Rounding errors accumulated from the preceding steps, as displayed in the image above, are corrected in the table.
  

• Should you have some Oil to spare, Adhered Iron Plate is a great way to produce Reinforced Iron Plates at a cost lower than the normal recipe, but it is also slower.
  - "Hi, Juice Velvet here for FICSGlue, the FICSIT-brand industrial rubber adhesive. FICSGlue is so strong, it even works underwater!"

• Got a lot of screws lying around being inefficient? Maybe try Bolted Iron Plate so they can be productive parts of your factory. It requires access to Mk.3 Belts or higher to use at full speed, but it still boasts the highest production speed per machine even with only Mk. 2s. It's not very efficient when it comes to resource usage, but it definitely is fast.
  - "Bolt of you to assume I wouldn't use screws!"

• If you don't like using screws and have some wire left over, Stitched Iron Plate could be your friend. It uses very little Iron and Wire for a decent amount of Reinforced Plates. Be sure you can afford to use Wire here.
  - "Leave your sewing needle at home, these aren't your average stitches!"

Usage

Research

 Reinforced Iron Plate is used in the Alien Organisms Research chain, Power Slugs Research chain, Mycelia Research chain, Quartz Research chain and Caterium Research chain in the MAM for additional unlocks.

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients												Building	Products		Prerequisites
Chainsaw	5 × Reinforced Iron Plate						25 × Iron Rod						Equipment Workshop × 15	1 × Chainsaw		Tier 2 - Obstacle Clearing
	160 × Screw						15 × Cable
Crystal Oscillator	36 × Quartz Crystal 18 / min						28 × Cable 14 / min						Manufacturer 120 sec × 18	2 × Crystal Oscillator 1 / min 3300 MJ/item		Quartz Research - Crystal Oscillator or Tier 7 – Bauxite Refinement
	5 × Reinforced Iron Plate 2.5 / min
Factory Cart	4 × Reinforced Iron Plate						4 × Iron Rod						Equipment Workshop × 10	1 × Factory Cart		AWESOME Shop - FICSIT Factory Cart™
	2 × Rotor
Modular Frame	3 × Reinforced Iron Plate 3 / min						12 × Iron Rod 12 / min						Assembler 60 sec × 15	2 × Modular Frame 2 / min 450 MJ/item		Tier 2 - Part Assembly
Object Scanner	4 × Reinforced Iron Plate						20 × Wire						Equipment Workshop × 10	1 × Object Scanner		Tier 1 - Field Research
	50 × Screw
Rebar Gun	6 × Reinforced Iron Plate						16 × Iron Rod						Equipment Workshop × 25	1 × Rebar Gun		Alien Organisms - The Rebar Gun
	100 × Screw
Smart Plating	1 × Reinforced Iron Plate 2 / min						1 × Rotor 2 / min						Assembler 30 sec	1 × Smart Plating 2 / min 450 MJ/item		Tier 2 - Part Assembly
Xeno-Zapper	10 × Iron Rod						2 × Reinforced Iron Plate						Equipment Workshop × 10	1 × Xeno-Zapper		The beginning
	15 × Cable						50 × Wire
Bolted Frame Alternate	3 × Reinforced Iron Plate 7.5 / min						56 × Screw 140 / min						Assembler 24 sec	2 × Modular Frame 5 / min 180 MJ/item		Tier 2 - Part Assembly
Steeled Frame Alternate	2 × Reinforced Iron Plate 2 / min						10 × Steel Pipe 10 / min						Assembler 60 sec	3 × Modular Frame 3 / min 300 MJ/item		Tier 3 - Basic Steel Production
Plastic Smart Plating Alternate	1 × Reinforced Iron Plate 2.5 / min						1 × Rotor 2.5 / min						Manufacturer 24 sec	2 × Smart Plating 5 / min 660 MJ/item		Tier 5 - Oil Processing
	3 × Plastic 7.5 / min
Assembler	8 × Reinforced Iron Plate						4 × Rotor						Build Gun	1 × Assembler		Tier 2 - Part Assembly
	10 × Cable
AWESOME Sink	15 × Reinforced Iron Plate						30 × Cable						Build Gun	1 × AWESOME Sink		Tier 2 - Resource Sink Bonus Program
	45 × Concrete
Coal Generator	20 × Reinforced Iron Plate						10 × Rotor						Build Gun	1 × Coal Generator		Tier 3 - Coal Power
	30 × Cable
Constructor	2 × Reinforced Iron Plate						8 × Cable						Build Gun	1 × Constructor		Tier 0 - HUB Upgrade 3
Conveyor Belt Mk.2	1 × Reinforced Iron Plate												Build Gun	1 × Conveyor Belt Mk.2		Tier 2 - Logistics Mk.2
Conveyor Lift Mk.2	2 × Reinforced Iron Plate												Build Gun	1 × Conveyor Lift Mk.2		Tier 2 - Logistics Mk.2
Cyber Wagon	10 × Reinforced Iron Plate												Build Gun	1 × Cyber Wagon		AWESOME Shop - Vehicles
Giant FICSMAS Tree FICS⁕MAS	100 × FICSMAS Tree Branch						50 × Reinforced Iron Plate						Build Gun	1 × Giant FICSMAS Tree		FICSMAS Research - FICSMAS Tree Base
	500 × Concrete
Lights Control Panel	10 × Cable						5 × Reinforced Iron Plate						Build Gun	1 × Lights Control Panel		AWESOME Shop - Lights Control Panel
	3 × AI Limiter
MAM	5 × Reinforced Iron Plate						15 × Cable						Build Gun	1 × MAM		Tier 1 - Field Research
	45 × Wire
Smart Splitter	2 × Reinforced Iron Plate						2 × Rotor						Build Gun	1 × Smart Splitter		Caterium Research - Smart Splitter
	1 × AI Limiter
Tractor	5 × Modular Frame						5 × Rotor						Build Gun	1 × Tractor		Tier 3 - Vehicular Transport
	10 × Reinforced Iron Plate
Water Extractor	20 × Copper Sheet						10 × Reinforced Iron Plate						Build Gun	1 × Water Extractor		Tier 3 - Coal Power
	10 × Rotor

AWESOME Sink

 Reinforced Iron Plate can be sunk into the AWESOME Sink to yield 120 points.

Gallery

• 
  An early setup of RIP and Rotor using 1.25 Iron nodes without considering the item ratio.
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  A 100% Reinforced Iron Plate setup, using only Belt Mk.1.
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  Two Assemblers producing 10 RIP/min, using 120 Iron Ore/min as raw input.
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  A mid-scale Iron Production producing a variety of iron-related products.

History

• Patch 0.3.2.0: Tweaked some resource meshes - Motor, Reinforced Iron Plate, Mycelia, Steel Pipe, Cable, all packaged liquids