Alchemy Factory Conveyor Belt: Logistics Basics

Quick answer

Conveyor belts in Alchemy Factory are the logistics layer that moves items between machines, storage, and the shop. Belt speed is an upgradeable stat — community footage shows a build "stuck at 16" before a belt-speed upgrade — but the exact base speed, upgrade steps, and per-belt limits are 待确认.

The belt's role in the loop

The core loop sends raw materials into processing machines, then routes outputs to quests, the shop, or further machines. As production chains grow, moving items by hand becomes too slow, and belts become the default way to keep item flow consistent and machines from sitting idle.

Logistics-related upgrades grow in importance as item transport increases, which is why the beginner guide lists them among early priorities alongside fuel and fertilizer efficiency.

What "stuck at 16" tells us

A community playthrough mentions belt speed being "stuck at 16," implying a numeric belt-speed stat that caps throughput until upgraded. If a belt moves 16 units per some interval, that cap directly limits how many machines a single belt can feed — relevant whenever you size a line.

The exact unit and the upgrade that raises it are not spelled out in the source, so treat 16 as an observed baseline, not a confirmed constant.

Belts vs other transport

Belts handle item movement along the floor; other logistics pieces (like splitters and launchers seen in playthroughs) route and redirect that flow. A stable factory needs belts fast enough that no machine waits on delivery, because idle machines are lost production.

Planning with belts

Size belts to the slowest consumer they feed, and upgrade belt speed before a line becomes the bottleneck. The wiki's fertilizer and blueprint pages show belts carrying everything from plant ash to finished fertilizer, so belt planning touches nearly every automated section.

What is still unconfirmed

The conveyor belt's exact base speed, the belt-speed upgrade's name and magnitude, maximum belt length or item capacity, and how belts interact with launchers and portals are 待确认. Verify against in-game tooltips and patch notes.