Talk:Factory/@comment-1571754-20200927191120/@comment-5566605-20200927214858

The factory uses the most amount of machines possible to create the final product in the shortest time. Complex recipes can use a lot of factory slots, but it'll get done quick.

When manually giving orders, you can fill up factory slots by running multiple copies of a recipe.

Last I checked the factory is not able to use the Artisan perk. The workaround is to smelt the base ingredients using the factory's incredible output, then use the workbench for all the artisan steps. It is possible to max out a factory, but it will crank out stacks of steel plates so fast it'll be a chore to feed it even with 50% game clock.