Satisfactory 5 to 6 load balancer

With 5 input belts of 480/min each (a full Mk4), the build with the best result is the Butterfly: 11 splitters and 10 mergers, with 400/min on each of the 6 outputs.

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Step by step

  1. Bring in the 5 input belts (I1, I2, I3, I4, I5), 480/min each.
  2. Column 1: 5 splitters into 2.
  3. Column 2: 4 mergers.
  4. Column 3: 6 splitters into 3.
  5. Column 4: 6 mergers.
  6. Connect the 6 outputs to the destination lines: each carries 400/min.

Rate per segment

SegmentCarriesFits Mk4?
Input480✓
Round 1: each part240✓
Round 1: each belt after the merger480✓
Round 2: each part160✓
Each output400✓

Other ways to build it

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.

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