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Shielded furnace capable of smelting all ores into ingots.
The smelter is a shielded furnace capable of smelting all ores into ingots. It requires physical fuel to run. It has four points of connection with Inserters.
Obtaining[]
Unlocking[]
The Smelter requires the player to scan three Smelter Fragments from the environment using the 
Scanner. This unlocks the Smelter technology for research in the Technology Tree (synthesis - PT LIMA - T1 - Basic Science). The Smelter technology requires 2 x 
Research Core 380nm (Purple) to unlock.
Crafting[]
| Recipe | Ingredients | Produced In | Products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smelter
|
96x  Limestone
|
Inventory (Hand crafting), Assemblers | 1x Smelter
|
15x Copper Components 
|
Usage[]
The Smelter is primarily used for the smelting of Ores or Powders into their associated ingots.
Recipes[]
The following table shows material input and outputs rates assuming maximum supply rate and fuel available.
| Material Input | Input per minute
100%/125%/150% |
Material Output | Output per minute
100%/125%/150% |
| Kindlevine Extract | 80 / 100 / 120 | Limestone | 80 / 100 / 120 |
| Iron Ore | 30 / 38 / 45 | Iron Ingot | 15 / 19 / 23 |
| Copper Ore | 30 / 38 / 45 | Copper Ingot | 15 / 19 / 23 |
| Plantmatter Brick | 1 / 1 / 2 | Carbon powder | 60 / 75 / 90 |
| Atlantum Mixture | 25 / 31 / 38 | Atlantum Ingot | 25 / 31 / 38 |
| Limestone | 40 / 50 / 60 | Quicklime | 25 / 31 / 38 |
| Clay | 48 / 60 / 72 | Certamic parts | 24 / 30 / 36 |
Fuel Consumption[]
| Density increase | Fuel Power | 100% / 125% / 150% Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plantmatter | - | 10 | 12 Fuel per Min |
| Plantmatter Fibers | - | 3 | 30 Fuel per Min |
| Kindlevine Stems | - | 25 | 4 Fuel per Min |
| Biobrick | - | 35 | 1,46 Fuel per Min |
| Biobrick BioDense II | 25% | 43,75 | 1,17 Fuel per Min |
| Biobrick BioDense III | 65% | 57,75 | 0,89 Fuel per Min |
| Biobrick BioDense IV | 120% | 77 | 0,67 Fuel per Min |
| Biobrick BioDense V | 220% | 112 | 0,45 Fuel per Min |
(Based on ingame information, and vigorous testing)