Satisfactory 5 to 4 load balancer
With 5 input belts of 480/min each (a full Mk4), the build with the best result is the Matrix: 15 splitters and 8 mergers, with 480/min on each of the 4 outputs.
Step by step
- Bring in the 5 input belts (I1, I2, I3, I4, I5), 480/min each.
- Column 1: 5 splitters into 2.
- Column 2: 10 splitters into 2.
- Column 3: 4 mergers.
- Column 4: 4 mergers.
- Connect the 4 outputs to the destination lines: each carries 480/min.
Rate per segment
| Segment | Carries | Fits Mk4? |
|---|---|---|
| Input | 480 | ✓ |
| After splitting into 2 | 240 | ✓ |
| Each of the 4 parts | 120 | ✓ |
| Chain with 3 parts joined | 360 | ✓ |
| Each output | 600 | ✗ |
Other ways to build it
- Butterfly with sink: 21 pieces, 400/min per output
- Looped butterfly: 25 pieces, 266.7/min per output
- Funnel: 5 pieces, 120/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.