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The '''bulk inserter''' is an electric inserter that can move multiple items at the same time. Moving at the speed of the [[Fast inserter]], it transfers multiple items per cycle to give it a material flow advantage at the cost of additional power consumption. | |||
When transferring between chests or [[cargo wagon]]s it picks up and drops off the entire stack of items instantly. When picking up from or dropping off items onto a [[transport belt]] a bulk inserter needs to grab or drop each item individually, increasing the time between arm swings and lowering its potential throughput. In these cases, however, the bulk inserter still has higher throughput than a [[fast inserter]] because it swings back and forth less often. The throughput from [[Inserters#Chest_to_chest|chest to chest]] for a fully upgraded bulk inserter is 27.69 items per second, but only 13.85 items/s from [[Inserters#Chest_to_belt|chest to express belt]]. | |||
== Stack size == | == Stack size == | ||
The stack size is increased by the [[Inserter | The stack size is increased by the [[Inserter capacity bonus (research)]] technology. The stack size can be overridden to set how many items it picks up at one time, with the maximum being the highest research level currently unlocked. | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
{{history|2.0.7| | |||
* All inserters now have filter option. | |||
* Renamed from Stack inserter to Bulk inserter. | |||
* Max energy consumption increased from 133 kW to 169 kW.}} | |||
{{history|0.15.0| | |||
* Added stack inserter override feature.}} | |||
{{history|0.13.7| | {{history|0.13.7| | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Stack filter inserter]] | * [[Stack filter inserter]] | ||
* [[Electric system]] | |||
* [[Electric | |||
* [[Inserters]] | * [[Inserters]] | ||
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The bulk inserter is an electric inserter that can move multiple items at the same time. Moving at the speed of the Fast inserter, it transfers multiple items per cycle to give it a material flow advantage at the cost of additional power consumption.
When transferring between chests or cargo wagons it picks up and drops off the entire stack of items instantly. When picking up from or dropping off items onto a transport belt a bulk inserter needs to grab or drop each item individually, increasing the time between arm swings and lowering its potential throughput. In these cases, however, the bulk inserter still has higher throughput than a fast inserter because it swings back and forth less often. The throughput from chest to chest for a fully upgraded bulk inserter is 27.69 items per second, but only 13.85 items/s from chest to express belt.
Stack size
The stack size is increased by the Inserter capacity bonus (research) technology. The stack size can be overridden to set how many items it picks up at one time, with the maximum being the highest research level currently unlocked.
| Inserter capacity bonus | Stack size bonus | Total stack size |
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| none | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 2 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | +1 | 5 |
| 4 | +1 | 6 |
| 5 | +2 | 8 |
| 6 | +2 | 10 |
| 7 | +2 | 12 |
History
- 2.0.7:
- All inserters now have filter option.
- Renamed from Stack inserter to Bulk inserter.
- Max energy consumption increased from 133 kW to 169 kW.
- 0.15.0:
- Added stack inserter override feature.
- 0.13.7:
- Updated stack inserter tech icon.
- 0.13.6:
- Now unlocked by their own research.
- 0.13.0:
- Introduced
See also
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