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== Overview ==
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''Transport belt'' may refer to:
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! scope="col" | belt-type
! scope="col" | factor speed
! scope="col" | speed ([[Tile|tiles]]/[[Game-second|sec]])
! scope="col" | needed [[research]]
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| {{imagelink|basic-transport-belt|Basic transport belt}} || 1 || 1.875 || none
|-
| {{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]]
|}


=== Related ===
* {{imagelink|Transport belt}}
* [[Splitters]]
* {{imagelink|Fast transport belt}}
* [[Underground belts]]
* {{imagelink|Express transport belt}}
 
* [[Belt transport system]]
=== Nearby ===
* [[Inserters]]
* [[Storages]]
* [[Transport belts/Physics]] to dig deeper.
 
== Behavior ==
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.
 
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).
 
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, the movement 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 this picture in game, when you press F6! See [[Game-options/Keyboard binding]].
 
== Combining belts ==
 
=== Turns ===
[[File:transport-belt-two-lines-2.jpg|thumb|256px]]
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.
 
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]]
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.
 
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]], items stay on the side of the belt it came from.
 
See also
* [[Transport belts/Side insert]] how to use it efficiently.
 
== 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.
 
== See also ==
* [[Transport network]]
** [[Splitters]]
** [[Underground belts]]
* [[Crafting network]]
 
[[Category: Items]] [[Category: Transport network]] [[Category: Moving ground]]

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