Satisfactory 1 to 7 load balancer
With one input belt of 480/min (a full Mk4), the build with the best result is the Split looped matrix: 15 splitters and 9 mergers, with 68.6/min on each of the 7 outputs.
A splitter only divides by 2 and 3, so part of the flow goes back to the input (a loop) to reach this count.
Step by step
- Bring in the input belt (I1), 480/min.
- Column 1: 1 splitter into 2.
- Column 2: 2 mergers.
- Column 3: 2 splitters into 2.
- Column 4: 4 splitters into 2.
- Column 5: 8 splitters into 2; 2 loop returns leave from here.
- Column 6: 7 mergers.
- Connect the 7 outputs to the destination lines: each carries 68.6/min.
Rate per segment
| Segment | Carries | Fits Mk4? |
|---|---|---|
| Input | 480 | ✓ |
| Each half of the input | 240 | ✓ |
| Tree input (input + return) | 274.3 | ✓ |
| After splitting into 2 | 137.1 | ✓ |
| After splitting into 4 | 68.6 | ✓ |
| Each of the 8 parts | 34.3 | ✓ |
| Each output | 68.6 | ✓ |
Other ways to build it
- Looped matrix: 8 pieces, 60/min per output
- Matrix with sink: 7 pieces, 60/min per output
Open it in the balancer generator · Plan the belts between two stages of your factory
What it is
A load balancer is a set of splitters and mergers that takes N belts and delivers M belts at exactly the same rate, no matter how much each input carries. There is no “balancer” piece in the game: you build it from regular pieces.