Manufacturing Hub

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Description

Manufacturing Hub

Author: Calen
Built for Update 3
vU3.1.1

The Manufacturing Hub is my centralized complex for (almost) all things created by assembly plants and their derivatives - vehicles, research, and maintenance specifically. Not included is Uranium Rod production, which is part of my Nuclear Power Station; Medical Supplies, which is part of my Food & Drug Center; and Luxury Goods & space station component production (including Electronics IV), which I haven't decided yet how to best incorporate.

Stages of the Manufacturing Hub:

Installation Pics: https://imgur.com/a/manufacturing-hub-8I9q0gI

  • Stage 1: Construction Parts I-III, Vehicle Parts I & II, Mechanical Parts, Electronics, Research Lab II and Maintenance
  • Stage 2: Large Storage Upgrade
  • Stage 3: Household Goods
  • Stage 4: Electronics II
  • Stage 5: Construction Parts IV & Maintenance II
  • Stage 6: Household Appliances
  • Stage 7: Research Lab III
  • Stage 8: Mega Vehicles
  • Stage 9: Electronics III
  • Stage 10: Servers & Maintenance III
  • Stage 11: Research Lab IV
  • Stage 12: Consumer Electronics

Tips

  1. Start with constructing the transport and storage first, then construct the buildings as able/needed.
  2. Add Maintenance Depots as needed - a maximum of 6 Maintenance Depots and 4 Maintenance II Depots.
  3. To gain Lab Equipment needed for constructing/upgrading the Research Labs, remove them from the transports (trashcan icon).
  4. Perform upgrades as soon as possible.

Metrics

Note: The numbers listed below are possible maximums with the entire blueprint built and do not necessarily reflect real-game conditions.\

Operational Input

Name Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 Stage 7 Stage 8 Tier IV Upgrades Stage 9 Stage 10 Stage 11 Tier V Upgrades Stage 12 Total
Workers 466 24 176 96 24 136 22 -456 144 88 148 -148 720
Power (MW) 8.82 0.45 3.30 2.20 0.45 1.40 0.62 7.60 9.30 3.40 3.10 21.90 2.40 64.94
Compute (TFlops) 228 144 12 66 486 36 972
Maintenance 200.0 12.0 88.0 16.0 12.0 -32.0 8.0 -304.0 0.0
Maintenance II 48.0 304.0 210.0 16.0 -24.0 -536.0 18.0
Maintenance III 48.0 584.0 24.0 656.0

Note: Power & Maintenance costs do not include belts and storage.

Resource Input

Name Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 Stage 7 Stage 8 Tier IV Upgrades Stage 9 Stage 10 Stage 11 Tier V Upgrades Stage 12 Total
Acid 16 32 48
Aluminum 18 18
Concrete 96 96 192 384
Copper 192 114 306 16 644 1272
Glass 24 24 36 84 168 336
Gold 16 20 36
Iron 72 72 144 288
Paper 16 16 32 64
Plastic 36 36 16 104 24 216
Rubber 48 24 72 144 288
Silicon 72 72 18 144 306
Steel 112 12 12 136 8 280 560
Water 28 32 60
Wood 96 24 120 240 480

Product Output

Name Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 Stage 7 Stage 8 Tier IV Upgrades Stage 9 Stage 10 Stage 11 Tier V Upgrades Stage 12 Total
Construction Parts 0/96 0/192 0/384 0/384
Construction Parts II 0/48 0/96 0/192 0/192
Construction Parts III 24 -24 0/48 0/96 0/96
Construction Parts IV 12 12 24 48
Consumer Electronics 36 36
Electronics 40/192 -48/96 -24 40/576 80/1152 88/1152
Electronics II 72 -60 -12 -8 -4 36/144 -72 96/288 48/288
Electronics III 24 -40 -12 8/72 -12 -20/72
Household Appliances 36 36 72 144
Household Goods 48 48 96 192
Maintenance 2916 2916
Maintenance II 1944 1944
Maintenance III 972 972
Mechanical Parts -80/144 -72 64/288 -36 128/576 4/576
Research Points 56 56 112 224
Servers 8 8 16
Vehicle Parts II 16 -16 0/32 0/64 0/64
Vehicle Parts III 8 8 16 32

Note: Some product outputs are listed in X/Y format: where X is the number after being consumed by other assemblies in the Hub, and Y is the maximum output.

Byproduct Output

Name Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 Stage 7 Stage 8 Tier IV Upgrades Stage 9 Stage 10 Stage 11 Tier V Upgrades Stage 12 Total
Recyclables 156 48 96 96 396

Change Log

vU3.1.1 - Added Transport Blueprint vU3.1.0 - Rebuilt from scratch for Update 3 v3.2.0 - Added connectors to steel transport as well as construction parts I-III transport for better control.
Added footprint guide and an additional transport layout option.
v3.1.1 - Corrected Hub Transport - Straight blueprint
v3.1.0 - Updated transport to form backbone of new Transport System.
v3.0.3 - Updated ingress transport to fix concrete/rubber conveyors.
v3.0.2 - Updated a couple belt paths.
v3.0.1 - Added installation image links for each stage, and added complete build blueprint.

Earlier Versions (10)

Version Copy to Clipboard Release Date Downloads
10 (Current) 05/31/2025 638
9 05/28/2025 97
8 02/20/2025 1957
7 09/23/2024 2620
6 09/16/2024 128
5 09/08/2024 213
4 08/25/2024 281
3 05/31/2024 2292
2 05/26/2024 107
1 05/14/2024 252

Comments (67)

Madison
Very Nice Job :) ..
Kozrek
The Grandmaster of Blueprint's.
Calen
Thank you!
romonito
Great job, well done ! Its working fine
Jadnar
Love this, Could you add a 'final' version in your BP's with the finished product? Also, do your belt layouts match the other books you've made? For example, Does the Manufacturing hub line up with the Foundry. Thank you for making these.
Calen (edited)
Hi, Jadnar. I'm happy you love my blueprints! I will put "including a final/complete version" on my list of to-dos. That list is getting shorter though, so it shouldn't be too long to wait. It's funny you should ask that about the belts lining up - I've been contemplating this a lot lately. Right now they don't, but I think they should. Specifically, I would like to have a common layout/organization between the Oil Refinery, The Manufacturing Hub, and the Unified Foundry.
Beton1975
Great Blueprint...just one question. Why do you have a large box with vehicle parts 2 above the vehicles depot? Any particular reason?
Calen
@Beton1975 - I typically trade Vehicle Parts II for crude oil.
mommaray
quick question...by any chance do the transports for this blueprint match up to the outgoing transports for the foundry?
Calen (edited)
@mommaray - They don't currently. I plan on working on that in the next week or so. They do now! I would update both the Unified Foundry and Manufacturing Hub blueprints.
Grinder (edited)
Outstanding work here Calen! I am converting my island to incorporate all of your blueprints.Yours are the hands down best due to the thoughtful integration across all manufacturing logic chains. Sincere thanks for your efforts, they are appreciated. I too would be interested in your full island layout. I lack the big picture goal you seem to have mastered as I am still working through my first run. Grandmaster of blueprints indeed! P.S. Copy/paste link above is v.3.0.1 not v.3.0.2.
Emrys
Are there instructions on how to connect the individual blueprints?
Calen
@Grinder - That's awesome! How did it work out?
Calen (edited)
@Emrys - There are Imgur URLs for each stage in the description above showing how to install it.
aadje93
could you make a pic how the transports should match with the layer 1 manu hub? Also it seems that belts from the unified refinery dont match up with the manufacturing hub?
Respen
The copy/paste is still showing for me as v3.1.0 instead of the new v3.1.1
Calen
@Respen - Fixed. Thanks.
kam99
I had been using JDPlays blueprints. Calen's blueprints are more efficient, more compact and optimised for COI Update 2. Quite simply, they are the best blueprints available.
Calen
@kam99 - Thank you! This made my day. :)
Stragler76 (edited)
Great blueprints. Question: What happened to the transport 'around back' for settlement needs (household goods, etc.) and diesel? I seemed to have lost it when i updated blueprint.
Qpon
The one thing I find at fault is construction capacity is low for my tastes. I'd like it more if that was doubled, that is easy but would require more electronics production. At times if feels like an eternity to build something waiting lmao. Otherwise amazing. I love how it is in stages by your tech level. BRAVO Best all in one stuff ever
Степан
обновите до новой версии! (чертеж не работает, нельзя построить)
Torach
in your latest iteration some of the stages have broken conveyors. Manufacturing equipment 4 and household appliances for instance.
MaddTrker
this bp looks awesome, but I have a question. Will this bp match up with the early foundry bp you made? Also does the bp have the transport setup you see in the 2nd pic of your bp?
Calen
@Torach - Those work fine for me. @MaddTrker - The Hub does come with a transport blueprint that works well. The Early Foundry also has an egress blueprint that should connect. Nevertheless, I have paused any further optimizations between facilities until after Update 3 comes out. I imagine I will need to create trains stations for each facility, rather than large transport blueprints, but I won't know for certain until we get Update 3.
zack12027
Very nice BP! a small change to the adding of research 1-2-3 would be adding a storage temporarily so you can upgrade the research center, for 4 tho, since theres lack of space you would have to make cars remove them from belt manually. But i guess you could do the same for 1-3
halcyforn (edited)
very nice hub small sugestion the bellts between construction aparts and warehouses this what going to next stage should be paused( for special needs) and added small connector on last crossroad to first in next type of parts, thanks to this you have always lower tier parts and half of them go to hi tier.
halcyforn
i found one small problem with this blueprint at llater stage can you add this shadow to see how much space i need to build it now i need delete this factory or move foundry i saw in most of your bp you have this.
Calen (edited)
@halcyforn - Thanks, I took both of your suggestions and incorporated them into the latest release (3.2.0).
sneeper69
@Calen, Hi, the install images aren't working. Can you fix that link, please?
Calen
@sneeper69 - That's weird; it works for me. Try this link: https://imgur.com/a/manufacturing-hub-staged-installation-C6V1Rp4
Lotec
Do I need some mods or something to import it? Copy/paste end with error: "..." (0 chars) https://imgur.com/a/UlBLos9 any idea?
Skellitor301
iirc there was a version of this blueprint that included vehicle ramps in the transport folder. Was there a reason why those were removed?
Calen
@Lotec - I assume you're hitting the Copy button on this page first? I just tested importing the blueprint and it worked fine for me.
Calen
@Skellitor301 - I just checked and they're there. They're the first two blueprints in the Transport folder. There used to be just one, but I had added a second one and then renamed them slightly. Maybe you were looking for the old name?
Dawn
how do you connect the transport of the oil refinery front to the oil refinery transport? the number of belts dont seem to match up. or are the different blueprints not compatible?
Calen (edited)
@Dawn - They don't really connect. I kept trying to make it work, but I discovered I would need to have a different transport layout for at least 4 different orientations. I was going to build those out, but then the release date for Update 3 was announced and I gave up because using trains will be a much more elegant solution. My plan for Update 3 is to fix all recipe and production line changes to my blueprints and then build train depot blueprints for each factory complex. I'm hoping to get these out as soon as I can, but until I work with and understand the actual train mechanics and all the variables involved I can't give a good timeframe. I hope to be able to participate in the beta so I can expedite these changes/enhancements. So for now, I recommend connecting them as best you can, with sometimes having a bit of a spaghetti intersection.
Skellitor301
I look forward for when you finish the train inputs, I'm curious how that would be handled pre-train tech and eager to see how they're implemented :D
BackToTheBasics
I noticed in the stage 4 it appears you have steel going to the tier 2 lab equipment makers instead of glass not sure if I somehow misplaced it or if it was a miss but it was easy enough to fix
novavcielka
@BackToTheBasics I have that exact problem. I just connect right belt to this and fix it..
Djinsomnia
@BackToTheBasics & novavcielka, This was to do with update 3, they changed the recipe and Calen is in the process of updating his BP's to match the new recipe changes.
GrayleGaming
I created an account just to comment. Really appreciate the BPs you have created Calen. On Hub, only issue up to t4 construction was the glass recipe. super easy fix as you just have to peel off glass and shuffle paper inputs. Nothing major. Thanks again for your efforts on these BP.s
Akaton
Hi, thanks for this great blueprint. I have also fixed the belt issue with steel. Not a big deal to do, but I had to dive into the belt system to find out :). I have noticed that the consumer electronic needs aluminium now instead of steel. So a change will have to be made in the hub in order to incorporate aluminium in the loop.
Xenopose
Investigation tier II (the yellow) is not connected correctly with the glass transport
Messy (edited)
There is a problem when we go to the mega storage sizes, something gets messed up with steel plates and iron plates. Edit: Glass doesnt connect to the tier II research
wizzard31
Hello Calen, I really like what you do. I use MH regularly. There is just a small problem at stage 4, the connection to the glass is not good, the line connects to the steel. Stage 6, a small piece of line is missing from the connection to the glass. I optimized stage 12, we have a gain of around 20%, I shared it here: https://hub.coigame.com/Blueprint/Detail/682 Tell me what you think.
wizzard31
Re Calen, i do an other thing for your MH, look at here : https://hub.coigame.com/Blueprint/Detail/684
wizzard31
Last comment, I made your MH with my own improvements and repairs to some of your blueprints, it works perfectly. You tell me what you think. In any case, it's excellent work. You can see the final result here: https://hub.coigame.com/Blueprint/Detail/685
Davemanster
This is broken. Glass and steel is borked.
willvette
@Davemanster A Major update has switched the "research 2" recipe from steel to glass and it's production chain got rebalanced. give him time to update his BP or use one of the fan updates.
Davemanster
@willvette, sure I understand that. But it is still borked, nonetheless. I will remove my comment when it is fixed.
FeivelBo
I've been waiting for this. You are the best, thank you!!!
heckad
Thank you so much for the new drawing! However, was it necessary to do it symmetrically vertically relative to the previous version? Now it looks extremely unusual compared to the previous version. It would be great to get it back the way it was in the next version.
kam99
Fantastic work again Calen, many, many thanks.
Bitreactor
Great work, thx very much.
Reko
Amazing work, still trying to connect all the differnt transport lines and having a terrible time but i just noted that i dont see anywhere plastic is made did i miss something? im starting to run low on Maintnece 2 and need plastic
Shinhan
Refinery makes plastics. Its the stage 10 in his proper Oil Refinery, so if you're still using his Early Refinery you need to upgrade the refinery.
Wookierudd24
Question, between this bp and the unified foundry it seems like the transports are a bit backwards. the UF has 2 iron outs going to the 1 iron input for the MH, and the MH has 2 steel inputs but one iron. and it doesnt look like a simple fix. or my brain isnt working
M4YH3M
Thank you for the hard work as always Calen. Is it possible to include a retaining wall guide similar to the refinery and foundry? TIA!
HOST
Все конечно замечально НО! скажите какой долбоеб 1 этап собирает на 2ых лентах????
wickys
Do the oil refinery, hub, and foundry transports connect seamlessly? It seems copper has 2 inputs on the hub, but only one output in the foundry
Warlok
Do you have plans to add electronics IV?
Macnel
Hello, thanks for sharing this amazing looking blueprint, unfortunatly i have an issue with this bp : no assembly machine has a set recipe, so I don't really know which recipe to place on which assembly machine. can you please help ? thanks a lot.
fragtzack
This doesn't work for the basic maintenance building which requires electronics and mechanical parts. Only the mechanical parts is going into the building. Seems there is many issues with this blueprint based on other comments and what I observed.
Vilda
I want to like this, I really love the compactness and used it for few hundred years... but it does not scale at critical parts after a point. For example consumer electronics is capped at 30/60, which is only circa 6k population. Half of the research laboratories are useless (infra supports only 2 at current assembly level) until Assembly V. It can eat more than two times the copper United foundry can produce.
DavidSCuthbert
Good Afternoon. I may be being stupid but I'm having a couple of issues getting this built!!! Large Storage upgrade doesn't seem to work for me, it says there is storage in the way. The only way i can do it is to delete the existing storage containers, and then apply the upgrade blueprint. Next is the Stage 3 household goods section. When i line up the upgrade and apply it, it deletes the left most vertical conveyer (in the default orientation). I haven't managed to get further yet as these two fails are stopping me!! :( Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?? Thank you
VicToMeyeZR
none of the recipe were set on mine