Lab

Lab/infobox

Labs are buildings that perform research by consuming science packs. Use of a lab is required to progress in Factorio.

Tips & Tricks

Labs work fairly slow, so it is a good idea to have multiple labs working at the same time. Twenty labs running at once is the community standard, but more can be used. As a secondary strategy, once one's science packs production is automated they should try to get as many labs in a row as they can before the labs consume materials too quickly to be used.

Production

Labs take two inputs: Electricity and Science pack.

As of 0.15, there are seven Science packs:

• Science pack 1
• Science pack 2
• Science pack 3
• Military science pack
• Production science pack
• High tech science pack
• Space science pack

Labs output: Research progress.

Each force can research one science at a time, but can use many labs for faster results.

(For 0.14 there are four Science packs, Science pack 1, Science pack 2, Science pack 3 and Alien science pack)

History

• 0.12.6:
  • The research speed of a lab is now not dependent on it's electricity consumption, and can be scripted.

• 0.12.0:
  • Lab research is now continuous; Science packs now have progress bars.

• 0.9.2:
  • Labs are now named after early access backers when built from blueprint.

• 0.7.2:
  • Changed the recipe of Lab to require 4 transport belts, down from 5.

• 0.6.0:
  • New graphics.

• 0.2.7:
  • Contents of the Lab is now shown in the entity info.

• 0.1.0:
  • Introduced

See also

• Electric network
• Crafting network