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 | == Overview ==
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  |  | ''Transport belt'' may refer to:  | 
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  |  | * {{imagelink|Transport belt}}  | 
 | ! scope="col" | belt-type
  |  | * {{imagelink|Fast transport belt}}  | 
 | ! scope="col" | factor speed
  |  | * {{imagelink|Express transport belt}}  | 
 | ! scope="col" | speed ([[Tile|tiles]]/[[Game-second|sec]])
  |  | * {{imagelink|Turbo transport belt|space-age=yes}}  | 
 | ! scope="col" | needed [[research]]
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 | | {{imagelink|basic-transport-belt|Basic transport belt}} || 1 || 1.875 || none
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 | | {{imagelink|fast-transport-belt|Fast transport belt}}   || 2 || 3.75 || [[Logistics 2]]
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 | | {{imagelink|express-transport-belt|Express transport belt}} || 3 || 5.625 || [[Logistics 3]]
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 | === Related ===
  |  | For details on transport belt functionality and usage, see the [[belt transport system]] page.  | 
 | * [[Splitters]]
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 | * [[Underground belts]]
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 | === See also ===
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 | * [[Inserters]]
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 | * [[Storages]]
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 | * [[Transport belts/Physics]] to dig deeper.
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 | == Behavior ==
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 | Technically the only difference of the belt-types is the speed (and color), in practical usage there are some differences in density, awaited throughput and handling in conjunction with inserters. See [[Transport belts/Physics]] to dig deeper into that.
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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 has just gameplay-reasons (there is no better playing when in parallel to a belt a cable needs to be laid).
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 | Belts can be imagined as "moving ground". Everything on a belt is moved in the belts direction.
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 | 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, the movement better:
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 | [[File:Belts2.png|300px]]
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 | 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.
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 | Note: You can watch this picture in game, when you press F6! See [[Game-options/Keyboard binding]].
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 | == Combining belts ==
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 | === Turns ===
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 | [[File:transport-belt-two-lines-2.jpg|thumb|256px]]
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 | It is guaranteed, that that '''[[Transport belts/Turns|turns]]''' keep the alignment of items. 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.
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 | See also
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 | * [[Transport belts/Turns]] for details about turns.
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 | * [[Transport belts/Optimizing]] about other ways to speed up this bottleneck.
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 | === Belt Lanes: using two sides ===
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 | [[File:transport-belt-two-lines-1.jpg|thumb|256px]]
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 | Because a belt is much broader than an item, a belt has '''[[Transport belts/Belt lane|two lanes]]''', that can be used for transporting. But there are many more things, that can be done with the two lanes.
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 | See also
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 | * [[Transport belts/Belt lane]] for more about usage of the two lanes of a belt.
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 | * [[Transport belts/Optimizing]]
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 | === Side inserts (Crossings) ===
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 | [[File:transport-belt-two-lines-3.jpg|thumb|256px]]
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 | When belts are crossing, items are [[Transport belts/Side insert|inserted from the side]], items stay on the side of the belt it came from.
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 | See also
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 | * [[Transport belts/Side insert]] how to use it efficiently.
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 | == Special behavior ==
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 | * [[Transport belts/Physics]]
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 | * [[Transport belts/Turns]]
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 | * [[Transport belts/Blocking items]]
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 | * [[Transport belts/Side insert]]
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 | * [[Transport belts/Optimizing]]
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 | == Other Usages ==
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 | * [[Transport belts/Speedup Walking]]: Walk/run in belt direction add the speed of the belt to your own.
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 | * [[Transport belts/Defense]]: Use the Express belt to slow down the enemies
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 | == Useless knowledge ==
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 | * [[Transport belts/Transport other entities]]: even the car can be transported with belts.
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 | == See also ==
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 | * [[Transport network]]
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 | ** [[Splitters]]
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 | ** [[Underground belts]]
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 | * [[Crafting network]]
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 | [[Category: Items]] [[Category: Transport network]] [[Category: Moving ground]]
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| Multiple pages share the title or description of "Transport belts". | 
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| They are listed below. | 
 
Transport belt may refer to:
For details on transport belt functionality and usage, see the belt transport system page.