Satisfactory 2 to 5 load balancer
With 2 input belts of 480/min each (a full Mk4), the build with the best result is the Looped butterfly: 6 splitters and 3 mergers, with 192/min on each of the 5 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 2 input belts (I1, I2), 480/min each.
- Column 1: 3 splitters into 3.
- Column 2: 3 mergers.
- Column 3: 3 splitters into 2; 1 loop return leaves from here.
- Connect the 5 outputs to the destination lines: each carries 192/min.
Rate per segment
| Segment | Carries | Fits Mk4? |
|---|---|---|
| Input | 480 | ✓ |
| Loop return (each lane) | 192 | ✓ |
| Round 1: each part | 160 | ✓ |
| Round 1: each belt after the merger | 384 | ✓ |
| Round 2: each part | 192 | ✓ |
| Each output | 192 | ✓ |
Other ways to build it
- Split looped matrix: 28 pieces, 192/min per output
- Looped matrix: 13 pieces, 160/min per output
- Butterfly with sink: 6 pieces, 160/min per output
- Matrix with sink: 11 pieces, 160/min per output
- Looped funnel: 5 pieces, 80/min per output
- Funnel with sink: 4 pieces, 80/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.