The process of smelting items is rather straightforward, but Factorio is all about efficiency, and if you want to efficiently turn your ore into plates, you'll want to plan accordingly.

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The basic concept of a ratio in Factorio is how much of one item is needed to make another. So for example, if you want to make 1 Red Science you need 1 Copper Plate and 1 Iron Gear. However, to ...