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FACTORIO / LOGISTICS

Storage chest

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

Original Volpedia referenceReviewed 2026-10-27Quick reference · noindexBASE / CORE SYSTEM
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Practical advice: Create storage policies to avoid distributing unexpected materials everywhere.
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How it works

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

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Practical advice

Create storage policies to avoid distributing unexpected materials everywhere.

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Mistakes to avoid

Filling storage with miscellaneous items and assuming the rest of the network can find capacity.

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Moves items along two belt lanes between miners, furnaces, assemblers and storage.

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