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Transport belts (Conveyor belts) are used to transport [[Items]]. They don't need energy to do that, and this is one of the [[Mysteries of the Factorio World]], but like any other mystery in Factorio this is just for gameplay-reasons.
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== Items ==
''Transport belt'' may refer to:
 
* {{imagelink|Transport belt}}
{| class="wikitable"
* {{imagelink|Fast transport belt}}
|-
* {{imagelink|Express transport belt}}
! scope="col" | belt-type
* {{imagelink|Turbo transport belt|space-age=yes}}
! scope="col" | factor speed
* [[Belt transport system]]
! scope="col" | speed ([[Tile|tiles]]/[[Game-second|sec]])
! scope="col" | needed [[research]]
|-
| {{imagelink|basic-transport-belt|Basic transport belt}} || 1 || 1.875 || none
|-
| {{imagelink|fast-transport-belt|Fast transport belt}}   || 2 || 3.75 || [[Logistics 2]]
|-
| {{imagelink|express-transport-belt|Express transport belt}} || 3 || 5.625 || [[Logistics 3]]
|}
Related: [[Splitters]], [[Underground belts]] Nearby: [[Inserters]], [[Storages]], [[Transport belts/Physics]]
 
== Basic ==
'''Task''': make a steady flow of items from your [[Mining drill]]s to the [[Furnace]]s.
 
* Select a belt by taking a [[Storages/Stack]] from your [[Inventory]]
* rotate the belt by pressing "R" until the wanted direction is reached
* place the belt (by default right mouse)
* keep pressing right mouse and move into the belts direction: the build continues
 
== Advanced ==
 
=== Behaviour ===
Technically the only difference between belt-types is speed (and colour). In practice, there are some differences in density, throughput and handling in conjunction with inserters. See [[Transport belts/Physics]] to dig deeper into that.
 
Belts can be imagined as "moving ground". Everything on a belt is moved in the belts direction.
 
Technically an item is a small box ([[Collision box]]) and moving means that the position of an item is constantly changed but the items are not allowed to overlap. A picture can show you this better:
 
[[File:Belts2.png|300px]]
 
Here you can see the items moving upward [[Game-tick|tick by tick]]. And when coming to the turn, they aren't rotated, but moved to the side.
 
Note: You can watch the [[Collision box|collision boxes]] running on the belt in game, when you press F6! See [[Game-options/Keyboard binding]].
 
=== Combining belts ===
 
==== Turns ====
[[File:transport-belt-two-lines-2.jpg|thumb|256px]]
Turns will always '''[[Transport belts/Turns|turns]]''' keep the alignment of items. The inner side of the turn moves items at half the speed, meaning turns are likely to be bottlenecks. Using faster belts at the [[Transport belts/Turns|turns]] is recommended.
 
See also
* [[Transport belts/Turns]] for details about turns.
* [[Transport belts/Optimizing]] about other ways to speed up this bottleneck.
 
==== Belt Lanes: using two sides ====
[[File:transport-belt-two-lines-1.jpg|thumb|256px]]
Belts have '''[[Transport belts/Belt lane|two lanes]]''' that can be used for transporting.
 
See also
* [[Transport belts/Belt lane]] for more about usage of the two lanes of a belt.
* [[Transport belts/Optimizing]]
 
==== Side inserts (Crossings) ====
[[File:transport-belt-two-lines-3.jpg|thumb|256px]]
When belts are crossing, items are [[Transport belts/Side insert|inserted from the side]] and they stay on the side of the belt they came from.
 
See also
* [[Transport belts/Side insert]] how to use it efficiently.
 
== Expert ==
 
=== Special behavior ===
 
* [[Transport belts/Physics]]
* [[Transport belts/Turns]]
* [[Transport belts/Blocking items]]
* [[Transport belts/Side insert]]
* [[Transport belts/Optimizing]]
 
=== Other Usages ===
 
* [[Transport belts/Speedup Walking]]: Walk/run in belt direction add the speed of the belt to your own.
* [[Transport belts/Defense]]: Use the Express belt to slow down the enemies
 
=== Useless knowledge ===
 
* [[Transport belts/Transport other entities]]: even the car can be transported with belts.
* [[Transport belts/Why do belts use no energy?]]: Some reasons...
 
== See also ==
* [[Transport network]]
** [[Splitters]]
** [[Underground belts]]
* [[Crafting network]]
 
[[Category: Items]] [[Category: Transport network]] [[Category: Moving ground]]

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