Sensor Based Belt Sorter

WorldObject

A machine for dry concentration that produces less harmful tailings. Can only be used to concentrate Iron.

Notes

The Sensor Based Belt Sorter is an advanced industrial machine used exclusively for dry concentration of iron ore, producing less harmful tailings than wet methods. It processes recipes for Concentrate Dry Iron Lv2 and Sand Concentrate Lv3, and accepts Mining Modern Upgrades or Modern Upgrades to improve efficiency. Placing this sorter is a key step for a settlement aiming to upgrade its ore-processing chain while reducing the environmental impact of tailings storage.

Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.

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Upgrade modules (one per slot)

Basic (none)Basic Upgrade (−10% cost · −5% labor · −25% time)Advanced (none)Advanced Upgrade (−10% cost · −10% labor · −35% time)Modern (none)Modern Upgrade (−15% cost · −10% labor · −50% time)Specialty (none)Industry Upgrade (−5% cost · −25% time)

Industry level 0Skill level changes labor only.

Talents

Electrical Efficiency (Industry Lv 6)

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Ingredients

Ingredients for this recipe

Ingredient	Qty	Type
Steel Plate	10	item
Steel Gearbox	5	item
Rivet	16	item
Advanced Circuit	5	item
Basic Circuit	5	item
Electric Motor	1	item

Byproducts (garbage)

Garbage byproducts of this recipe

Material	Qty / craft
Iron Scrap	3.54
Gold Scrap	0.28
Copper Scrap	0.22
Plastic Scrap	0.08
Electronic Scrap	0.08

Crafting waste collects in the station's garbage output and must be hauled away or recycled — see the Garbage & Recycling guide.

Crafting

Crafting stats

Labor	600 calories
Craft time	5 min
Throughput	≈ 12 Sensor Based Belt Sorter / hour (base)

As a placed object

Accepts upgrade modules

• Mining Modern Upgrade
• Modern Upgrade

Crafted here

• Concentrate Dry Iron Lv2
• Sand Concentrate Lv3

Recycling & waste

• 44.2× Iron Scrap
• 3.5× Gold Scrap
• 2.8× Copper Scrap
• 1× Electronic Scrap
• 1× Plastic Scrap

The same salvage value leaks out as garbage when this item is consumed in crafting.

How garbage, sorting & recycling work

Total raw to craft this

Recompute for my setup

• 2033.33× Limestone
• 956.67× Wood (any)
• 823.44× Iron Ore
• 652.81× Silica (any)
• 562.5× Gold Ore
• 462.5× Quicklime
• 321.83× Clay
• 313.33× Crushed Limestone
• 122.5× Copper Ore
• 100× Natural Fiber (any)
• 36× Wood Board (any)
• 20.56× Steel Bar

Approximate — category ingredients and any production cycles are counted as raw.

Categories

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• Industrial
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Obtained from

• Sensor Based Belt Sorter

See also

Advanced Carpentry TableAdvanced Masonry TableAdvanced Tailoring TableAnvilArrastraAssembly Line