Molecular Forge

Molecular Forge

Processes Rare Materials into advanced industrial goods.
Rare materials can be retrieved from space missions.

Duplicants will not fabricate items unless recipes are queued.
Rare materials can be procured through rocket missions into space.

Research

Catalytics

Dimensions

4×5 tiles

Category

Refinement

Power

-1.6 kW

Heat

+16 kDTU/s

Overheat at

75 °C / 167 °F

Decor

-15 (Radius: 3 tiles)

Requires

Duplicant operation

Auto In

Green: Enable
Red: Disable

Other Properties

Susceptible to flooding

Materials

Metal Ore

800 kg

Molecular Forge is a Refinement Building which is required to process Rare Materials brought back from space into high utility materials. Otherwise has no use early, before any space missions come back with cargo.

Molecular Forge outputs its products on the bottom tile second from the left. If the output is a liquid, it will be in a bottle.

Recipes

All recipes output with a fixed temperature of 40 °C / 104 °F.

• Niobium to Thermium
  • 5 kg Niobium + 95 kg Tungsten = 100 kg Thermium

• Isosap to Insulite
  • 15 kg Isosap + 80 kg Abyssalite + 5 Reed Fiber/Feather Fiber = 100 kg Insulite

• Thermium to Plastium
  • 15 kg Thermium + 70 kg Plastic + 15 kg Brackwax = 100 kg Plastium

• Graphite to Fullerene
  • 90 kg Graphite + 5 kg Sulfur + 5 kg Aluminum = 100 kg Fullerene

• Enriched Uranium to Atomic Power Bank
  • 10 kg Enriched Uranium = 1 unit Atomic Power Bank

Tips

• Due to its massive energy drain assigning a skilled operator to it and even placing a light-source nearby goes a long way in terms of efficiency.
• Care is advised when making products that require Isosap, since it has a melting point of 200 °C / 392 °F. The Molecular Forge should be kept in room with temperature below 200 °C / 392 °F, or else any nearby Isosap will irreversibly melt into Naphtha.

History

• U50-581979: Added more animations to the Molecular Forge when a Duplicant is operating it.
• U56-674504: Moved liquid recipes to the Emulsifier.

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