Unified Foundry

Author

Calen

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7985

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Updated

04/19/25

Created

04/14/24

Description

Unified Foundry

For Iron, Steel, Copper, Glass, Silicon, & Gold Smelting
v2.4.1
Author: Calen

Description

The Unified Foundry provides a single facility to produce everything that utilizes a molten channel. It is designed for use from mid to end game. The modules of the Unified Foundry are designed to link seamlessly together. Therefore, it is very important to read the description for each blueprint to read installation instructions and points of connection to the design. Also, be sure to check out the Peripherals subfolder, which has transport and ore crusher blueprints.

Stages of the Unified Foundry:

Note: See https://imgur.com/a/yX0XgXR for installation pictures

Stage 1: Initial Build for Iron, Steel, Copper, Glass Smelting, & Recycling
Stage 2: Silicon Production
Stage 3: Cooling Tower Upgrade
Stage 4: Gold Smelting
Stage 5: Glass II Upgrade
Stage 6: Arc Furnace II Upgrade for Silicon
Stage 7: Arc Furnace II Upgrade for Everything Else

Transport System

Ingress and Egress transport modules have been revamped to connect with the Manufacturing Hub as part of a total transport system for your settlement. A transport system that works for everyone in all situations is overly difficult to design. Therefore, I have made the decision to limit the possible methods of connection. I will expand the options as I need to, but I wanted to get this first version of a wholistic system published.

Tips

Use the UF Footprint Guide blueprint to make sure you have enough space.
Start with constructing the pipes, conveyors, and storage first. Then construct the buildings as needed.
Upgrade conveyors to tier III as needed and able.

Metrics by Stage

Note: Total values with an x/x format indicate before/after Stage 7

Required Materials

Name	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6	Stage 7	Total
Concrete	760		1200					1960
Construction Parts	1309	108				65	59	1482/1541
Construction Parts II	5039	298	47	161			688	5815/6503
Construction Parts III	12219	1923	488	1888	1212		321	17730/18051
Construction Parts IV						360	4620	360/4980
Electronics II						480		480
Rubber	2650	335		370	17		278	3372/3650
Steel	680							680

Buildings

Name	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6	Stage 7	Final
Air Separator	6							6
Arc Furnace		6				-6		0
Arc Furnace II						6	33	6/39
Blast Furnace	4				-4			0
Blast Furnace II	29				4		-33	33/0
Burner (Solid)	6							6
Cooled Caster II	12							12
Cooling Tower	12		-12					0
Cooling Tower (Large)			6					6
Copper Electrolysis	24							24
Exhaust Scrubber	12							12
Fluid Storage III	3	1		1				5
Glass Maker	4				-4			0
Glass Maker II					4			4
Gold Furnace				6				6
Loose Storage II				1				1
Loose Storage III	12			1				13
Metal Caster II	34							34
Mixer	2				-2			0
Mixer II					2			2
Oxygen Furnace II	12							12
Settling Tank				12				12
Silicon Reactor		24						24
Smoke Stack	6							6
Smoke Stack (Large)	7							7
Unit Storage III	4	2		1				7
Waste Sorting Plant	4							4

Functional Input

Name	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6	Stage 7	Total
Workers	1342	120	108	72	36		1678
Power	18.7 MW	19.92 MW	6.24 MW	2 MW	15 MW	181.5 MW	61.86/243.36 MW
Compute					24 TFlops	132 TFlops	24/156 TFlops
Maintenance	497.0	54.0	36.0	40.0	-30.0	-165.0	597.0/432.0
Maintenance II					30.0	165.0	30.0/195.0

Resource Input

Name	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6	Stage 7	Total
Acid	168			144	24			336
Broken Glass	144				144			144
Coal	471	36			24		-495	531/36
Copper Ore Crushed	432							432
Copper Scrap	576							576
Gold Ore Powder				432				432
Gold Scrap				54				54
Graphite		18					99	18/117
Hydrogen		72						72
Iron Ore Crushed	612							612
Iron Scrap	816							816
Limestone	75				24			99
Salt	24				24			48
Sand	168	144		18	96	144		570
Water	288		-72			9	49.5	225/274.5

Product Output

Name	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6	Total
Copper	576					576
Glass	96			192		288
Gold			54			54
Iron	240					240
Silicon (poly)		144			144	288
Steel	288					288

Byproduct Output

Name	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6	Stage 7	Total
Air Pollution	209.6	14.4	7.2	6.4	14.4	-105.6	252/146.4
Carbon Dioxide	628.8	43.2	21.6	19.2	43.2	-316.8	756/439.2
Slag	582	54		-24	54		666 :O
Sulfur	52.4	3.6	1.8	1.6	3.6	-26.4	63/36.6
Toxic Slurry			324				324

Earlier Versions (10)

Version	Release Date	Downloads
10 (Current)	04/19/2025	62
9	10/12/2024	3567
8	09/16/2024	501
7	08/25/2024	510
6	06/04/2024	2235
5	06/01/2024	151
4	05/30/2024	50
3	05/30/2024	1
2	05/20/2024	295
1	05/14/2024	92

Comments (28)

Calen (edited)

Change Log v2.4.1 - Added "Foundry Ingress Transport - Completed Build" blueprint for use with the "Unified Foundry - Complete Build" blueprint. v2.4.0 - Incorporated recycling (Stage 1a) into the Base Complex (Stage 1). Also upgraded certain pipes in the stage 1 blueprint that required upgrading later on to accommodate increased flow. v2.3.1 - Minor transport corrections/improvements v2.3.0 - Updated transport to connect more easily with other transports, particularly the Manufacturing Hub. This is now part of my Transport System. Updated the Recycling module to be more integrated by removing scrap belts from ingress transport and instead have them be a part of this module. Updated "Complete" blueprint. This should fix whatever problem there was with the steam pipes in the previous version. v2.2.2 - Upgraded right-side exhaust filtration steam pipe to cooling towers to tier III. Upgraded silicon exhaust pipe to tier III v2.2.1 - Added a second egress transport with different orientation. v2.2.0 - New Recycling Module. Iron Ore Crusher has been updated to include balancers. Ingress transport has been updated to account for recycling module. Egress transport has been updated to include recyclables transport as well as updated to fit better with the Manufacturing Hub ingress transport. Updated additional egress transport blueprints accordingly. v2.1.5 - Fixed steam piping for glass furnaces in stage 7 blueprint. Added completed build blueprint. v2.1.4 - Updated a couple transport paths. v2.1.3 - Updated Arc Furnace II Upgrade blueprint to fix coal ingress transport for Silicon. v2.1.2 - Updated exhaust piping to prevent instance of exhaust leakage to smoke stacks. v2.1.1 - Updated blueprint to correct use of Flat Conveyor I in a small section.

Change Log
v2.4.1 - Added "Foundry Ingress Transport - Completed Build" blueprint for use with the "Unified Foundry - Complete Build" blueprint.
v2.4.0 - Incorporated recycling (Stage 1a) into the Base Complex (Stage 1). Also upgraded certain pipes in the stage 1 blueprint that required upgrading later on to accommodate increased flow.
v2.3.1 - Minor transport corrections/improvements
v2.3.0 - Updated transport to connect more easily with other transports, particularly the Manufacturing Hub. This is now part of my Transport System.
              Updated the Recycling module to be more integrated by removing scrap belts from ingress transport and instead have them be a part of this module.
              Updated "Complete" blueprint. This should fix whatever problem there was with the steam pipes in the previous version.
v2.2.2 - Upgraded right-side exhaust filtration steam pipe to cooling towers to tier III.
              Upgraded silicon exhaust pipe to tier III
v2.2.1 - Added a second egress transport with different orientation.
v2.2.0 - New Recycling Module.
              Iron Ore Crusher has been updated to include balancers.
              Ingress transport has been updated to account for recycling module.
              Egress transport has been updated to include recyclables transport as well as updated to fit better with the Manufacturing Hub ingress transport.
              Updated additional egress transport blueprints accordingly.
v2.1.5 - Fixed steam piping for glass furnaces in stage 7 blueprint. Added completed build blueprint.
v2.1.4 - Updated a couple transport paths.
v2.1.3 - Updated Arc Furnace II Upgrade blueprint to fix coal ingress transport for Silicon.
v2.1.2 - Updated exhaust piping to prevent instance of exhaust leakage to smoke stacks.
v2.1.1 - Updated blueprint to correct use of Flat Conveyor I in a small section.

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Zapatosh

Nice Job, I really like your Blueprints, this one but also the others. Keep it up.

Calen

Thanks, Zapatosh!

PiggyWhiskey

Any chance of getting a final stage complete blueprint? I keep messing up the Copper/Iron/Steel upgrade to Arc Furnace 2

Calen (edited)

@PiggyWhiskey - So... as it turns out, when I changed the piping for the large cooling tower above the gold foundry, I did not update the arc furnace II steam piping for the glass furnaces. Perhaps that was your issue? This has now been fixed. However, if you were still having difficulties (understandable since it's a complicated upgrade), I have added images here: https://imgur.com/a/yX0XgXR. Lastly, I did update this blueprint with a completed build.

KT9Q (edited)

Given how much sulfur this produces because of the exhaust scrubbers plus how much acid it needs its a shame there's not a couple of mixers built in to internalize the production of it. Here is an upgrade to solve that: https://hub.coigame.com/Blueprint/Detail/423 Feel free to do whatever with it.

Calen (edited)

@KT9Q - Good idea! I hadn't thought about that. I think the reason I hadn't is because I build an entire conveyor network for sulfur on my island. So in my games I'm not wasting it, I'm just shipping it elsewhere for processing into acid. But I really like the idea of processing it on site. I'll need another ingress water pipe for the water needed for mixers. I could use the former acid ingress pipe, although I may still need that if sulfur production doesn't meet acid needs. I'll bet there are scenarios where it doesn't. Also, where do I put the mixers? Your blueprint works for pre 2.2 builds, but after 2.2 the recycling module is in the way. I will ponder. Thanks again for the good idea.

Djinsomnia

Hey, love the Blueprint works amazingly - Found a single pipe missing on the steam/Cooling tower lines between the exhaust scrubbers and cooling towers. Took me an hour to figure out why everything was full of steam and cooling towers weren't working lol

Calen

@Djinsomnia - I'm not seeing this problem. It could have been a misplacement or small unevenness of the ground, both of which have happened to me.

abn1304

@Calen: Question for you. It looks to me like the MH outputs for the Foundry don't match up with the transports/inputs for the MH. What am I missing? Thanks! Love your blueprints - excellent work.

CaptainOfChaos

I ran into the same issue as Djinsomnia with the missing pipe, fwiw it only concerns the complete build, not if you build it in steps. The low steam pipe inputs are going into a balancer near the 4 cooling towers and there is a single piece of pipe missing for the output to the cooling towers. No biggie but easy to miss. Thanks for all the blueprints Calen and big compliments for the layouts and clear instructions! <3

adsyde

Awesome job!

Skellitor301

If this is meant to plug into your manufacturing hub, where is the carbon dioxide and slag meant to go? The pipes in the egress blueprints for these lines are not the same as the ones for the manufacturing hub and its transport belts. The manufacturing hubs lines are flat transports on those sections.

Persox

Impossible to copy the link.. :/

Степан

обновите до новой версии! (чертеж не работает, нельзя построить)

Calen

@Persox & @Степан - I just tested copying the blueprint, pasting it into COI, and building it. Everything seems fine to me.

MaddTrker

I went to use this BP, and realized that the Ingress transport doesn't mach up to the ingress ports for theGraphite, and Coal storage boxes. The belt that is there is a flat belt and not a u-shape belt, plus the two graphite belts are U-shape belts, and not flat belts.

zack12027

good stuff, im surprised it didn't have ore crusher at the very beginning

Calen

@MaddTrker - The ingress transport works fine for me. Remember there are belts & pipes for modules not yet installed at the beginning. You can anchor via the water pipe, which is the 3 transport from the right (or left if you flipped the foundry & ingress transport).

Calen

@zack12027 - I have those as separate blueprints (in the Peripherals subfolder) so you can place them wherever you want. I usually place them near the relevant mines or depots.

halcyforn

this is not bad but can you make a version where first stages are separate for early game ? im saying about main complex this is huge but given time we can start early and upgrade it or start building it

Calen

@halcyforn - I actually have a smaller version for the early game called Early Foundry.

halcyforn

@Calen you didnt understand this one is ok but i ask if you can just split first part with basic iron, copper steel, glass, for people who dont want build first early but want start build this one on start.

Skellitor301

@halcyforn Again, that's what the other blueprint is for. You're not supposed to start with this blueprint you're supposed to start with the early foundry blueprint. That one is meant for early game, this one is not.

5h4dow (edited)

Something great about this design is it fits at the bottom of the Armageddon crater. So if you build a path to the bottom and ramps up to the sides you can just build stackers that dumps all excess raw ore over the sides of the crater and have it collect to store at the bottom. Then you can just have a couple of excavators at the bottom extract from the piles based on what resources you need most.

Calen (edited)

@5h4dow - That's awesome! Send me a screenshot on Discord sometime.

HopsterCitrine (edited)

"MaddTrker 3 months ago I went to use this BP, and realized that the Ingress transport doesn't mach up to the ingress ports for theGraphite, and Coal storage boxes. The belt that is there is a flat belt and not a u-shape belt, plus the two graphite belts are U-shape belts, and not flat belts." "Calen 2 months ago @MaddTrker - The ingress transport works fine for me. Remember there are belts & pipes for modules not yet installed at the beginning. You can anchor via the water pipe, which is the 3 transport from the right (or left if you flipped the foundry & ingress transport)." My current issue is that the ingress for the coal line is a flat conveyer not a u-shaped one. I did drop the Completed BP and that is working great, your BP's are top notch friend. Any chance of getting a picture of the back end hookups on the finished build?

Calen (edited)

@HopsterCitrine - Thanks! I'm glad you like my blueprints! So here's what happened... The Ingress transport blueprint was designed for the stage 1. However, in stage 7, the Graphite and Coal storage switch places. That's why the completed build and the ingress transport don't work perfectly together. So I created a new blueprint called, Foundry Ingress Transport - Completed Build.