Satisfactory 7 to 7 load balancer
With 7 input belts of 480/min each (a full Mk4), the build with the best result is the Looped butterfly: 24 splitters and 24 mergers, with 480/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 7 input belts (I1, I2, I3, I4, I5, I6, I7), 480/min each.
- Column 1: 8 splitters into 2.
- Column 2: 8 mergers.
- Column 3: 8 splitters into 2.
- Column 4: 8 mergers.
- Column 5: 8 splitters into 2.
- Column 6: 8 mergers; 1 loop return leaves from here.
- Connect the 7 outputs to the destination lines: each carries 480/min.
Rate per segment
| Segment | Carries | Fits Mk4? |
|---|---|---|
| Input | 480 | ✓ |
| Loop return (each lane) | 480 | ✓ |
| Round 1: each part | 240 | ✓ |
| Round 1: each belt after the merger | 480 | ✓ |
| Round 2: each part | 240 | ✓ |
| Round 2: each belt after the merger | 480 | ✓ |
| Round 3: each part | 240 | ✓ |
| Each output | 480 | ✓ |
Other ways to build it
- Split looped matrix: 168 pieces, 480/min per output
- Looped matrix: 77 pieces, 420/min per output
- Butterfly with sink: 45 pieces, 420/min per output
- Matrix with sink: 70 pieces, 420/min per output
- Looped funnel: 11 pieces, 60/min per output
- Funnel with sink: 10 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.