Cement Factory
Concrete factory in the Rocky Desert designed to aesthetically resemble a cement plant. Consists of:
- Concrete Constructors x 88 (352MW, concrete 1320pm)
- Wet Concrete Refineries x 6 (180MW concrete 480pm)
- Water Extractors x 5 (100MW)
- Pump Mk1 + Mk2 (12MW)
- Miner Mk 3 x 14 (420MW)
- Truck Station x 2
- Train Station x 8
- Freight train x 1 (for limestone)
Limestone is delivered via rail from across the Rocky Desert zone, taking up 14 limestone deposits. At full capacity, this megaprint can produce up to 1800pm concrete, for delivery via either truck or rail. While not the maximum amount of concrete possible (that would require using only wet concrete refineries), this quantity is suitable for producing Heavy Modular Frames at 60pm as an example.
Power
Powered from the rail system. Detailed figures above, plus power for any transport. The plant itself is divided into 3 switch groups (each group produces 600pm concrete).
Version History
- v1.0: Initial Version
Modded Content
Enlarged pieces used for roads, walls and decreative elements
- Items count 3,148
- Coordinates -228,863 / -103,928
- Only paste on original location Yes
- Categories Architecture Complete factory Exterior decorations Tracks system Modded UPDATE 8
- Created on Mar 27, 2024, 11:55:40 AM
- Conveyor Belt Mk.5 262
- Power Line 261
- Foundation 1m 232
- Conveyor Lift Mk.1 224
- Half 1m Foundation 207
- Conveyor Lift Mk.5 164
- Conveyor Pole 125
- Big Concrete Pillar 101
- Basic Wall 4m 91
- Constructor 88
- Railway 88
- Conveyor Merger 80
- Tilted Wall 8m 79
- Wall Outlet Mk.1 75
- Conveyor Splitter 66
- Outer Corner Extension 4m 48
- Industrial Storage Container 48
- Conveyor Lift Mk.3 48
- Frame Foundation 41
- Foundation 4m 35
- Tilted Concave Wall 8m 32
- Conveyor Belt Mk.3 32
- Freight Platform 31
- Block Signal 30
- Conveyor Belt Mk.4 27
- Foundation 1m 25
- Half 4m Foundation 20
- Catwalk Stairs 20
- Foundation 1m 18
- Roof Flat 18
- Railroad Switch Control 18
- Foundation 1m 17
- Power Pole Mk.2 16
- Miner Mk.3 15
- Ceiling Light 14
- Pipeline Mk.2 14
- Power Pole Mk.1 14
- Pipeline Mk.1 13
- Double Ramp 4m 12
- Roof 1m 12
- Street Light 12
- Catwalk Corner 12
- Conveyor Lift Mk.4 12
- Roof 2m 10
- Portrait Sign 10
- Conveyor Belt Mk.2 9
- Train Station 9
- Outer Corner Extension 4m 8
- Pipeline Support 8
- Foundation 2m 7
- Roof 4m 7
- Small Concrete Pillar 7
- Conveyor Lift Floor Hole 7
- Pipeline Junction Cross 7
- Half 2m Foundation 6
- Big Frame Pillar 6
- Ramp Wall 2m 6
- Ramp Wall 4m 6
- Basic Wall 1m 6
- Refinery 6
- Conveyor Lift Mk.2 6
- Stackable Conveyor Pole 6
- Path Signal 6
- Lights Control Panel 5
- Water Extractor 5
- Pipeline Floor Hole 5
- Panel Window 4
- Tilted Concave Wall 8m 4
- Ramp Wall 1m 4
- FICSMAS Snow Dispenser 4
- Pipeline Mk.1 (No Indicator) 4
- Painted Beam 3
- Metal Beam 3
- Center Door Wall 3
- Side Door Wall 3
- Catwalk T-Crossing 3
- Power Switch 3
- Double Ramp 8m 2
- Inv. Up Corner 1m 2
- Double Ramp 2m 2
- Wall Mounted Flood Light 2
- Small Frame Pillar 2
- Frame Window 2
- Conveyor Wall x3 2
- Automated Gate 2
- Ramp Wall 8m 2
- Ladder 2
- Catwalk Straight 2
- Truck Station 2
- Pipeline Wall Hole 2
- Double Ramp 4m 1
- Conveyor Wall x1 1
- Conveyor Wall x2 1
- Industrial Railing 1
- Smart Splitter 1
- Pipeline Wall Support 1
- Pipeline Pump Mk.2 1
- Pipeline Pump Mk.1 1
- Pipeline Mk.2 (No Indicator) 1
- Empty Platform 1
- Power Pole Mk.3 1
- Concrete 6,636
- Cable 2,247
- Steel Pipe 2,052
- Steel Beam 1,525
- Quickwire 1,026
- Iron Plate 969
- Wire 614
- Alclad Aluminum Sheet 590
- Iron Rod 578
- Actual Snow 400
- Copper Sheet 348
- Reinforced Iron Plate 314
- Heavy Modular Frame 228
- Motor 217
- Fused Modular Frame 150
- Computer 140
- Encased Industrial Beam 119
- Quartz Crystal 100
- Rotor 94
- Supercomputer 75
- Circuit Board 60
- Turbo Motor 45
- Portable Miner 45
- Candy Cane 40
- Modular Frame 30
- Plastic 23
- AI Limiter 19
- Silica 12
- FICSMAS Decoration 8
- Rubber 3
- High-Speed Connector 2
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-XAZU- the earthdweller - Apr 9, 2024, 4:34:20 PM
As an aesthetic piece, it's amazing! Very creative use of enlarged objects for a credible irl cement factory look.
As a producing factory, it's relatively meh, but not enough for me to knock off a star. There's a lot of things I would have done differently, but that's not saying they are done 'wrong'. For example, using a push pull train line for moving the limestone such a short distance feels excessive and a large use of space that could have been reduced by using (miles of) conveyor belts.
Within the facility itself, there's not a lot of machine eye candy. Most of the constructors are just crammed in a box with some moderate clipping. But this is offset with the exterior aesthetics (which imo is what warrants a high rating for this creation! good job!)
With close to 6000 limestone per minute being mined out, I would have expected a higher final product output, but it makes sense that the bulk of it is processed with hidden constructors for aesthetic reasons in this application. Constructors floating in the air would be points taken from the 5-star rating if they had not been hidden, and exposed refineries give me that eye-candy of moving machinery.
There's a lot of irl details sprinkled throughout, giving the place a realistic feel. I found the train station import manifold particularly intricate. Overall, I like it, but given it's construction and layout it would be tricky to implement into an existing world unless the whole rail system + miners are dismantled and replaced with something compatible with one's existing infrastructure.
I recommend more details to be added to description. Things I would consider crucial to call out would be total power consumption, ppm in/out, labeled power switch functions, etc. Also, more information on what your direction for this build was would be great. Something to give others an idea of what to expect before they import the print.
Thank you for sharing it with us!
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xbb1024 - Apr 8, 2024, 10:46:47 PM
Hi everyone. I've checked every belt, pipe and powerline, everything in the megaprint seems connected and functioning. Please leave some feedback if you find any issues