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FACTORIO / LOGISTICS

Buffer chest

Combines logistic provisioning and requested stock behavior under applicable robot network rules.

Original Volpedia referenceReviewed 2026-10-27Quick reference · noindexBASE / CORE SYSTEM
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Practical advice: Pre-position materials near work sites without confusing it with every other chest role.
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How it works

Combines logistic provisioning and requested stock behavior under applicable robot network rules.

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Practical advice

Pre-position materials near work sites without confusing it with every other chest role.

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Mistakes to avoid

Configuring buffer and requester behavior without considering whether requesters use buffer chests.

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Makes items available to logistic robots for requests without aggressively emptying into storage.

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Requests specified item quantities from the connected logistic network.

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Receives certain excess items in the logistic network and can accept construction deconstruction output.

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Moves larger item batches under appropriate conditions in current Factorio versions.

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Carries items over the rail network for medium and long distance supply chains.

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