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FACTORIO / MACHINES

Stone furnace

The starting furnace for smelting ore and providing early plates.

Original Volpedia referenceReviewed 2026-10-27Quick reference · noindexBASE / CORE SYSTEM
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Practical advice: Automate fuel and ore deliveries, and leave space for upgraded smelting.
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How it works

The starting furnace for smelting ore and providing early plates.

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Practical advice

Automate fuel and ore deliveries, and leave space for upgraded smelting.

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Mistakes to avoid

Placing furnaces without inserters or fuel supply.

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resourcesStone

Use stone in early furnaces and later in bricks and concrete production.

machinesElectric furnace

An electrically powered furnace suited to modular layouts and machine upgrades.

machinesSteel furnace

A faster fuel-based furnace upgrade used before or alongside electric smelting.

guidesSmelting and furnace factory design

Plan a practical ore-to-plate smelting district with capacity, fuel and scale in mind.

resourcesCoal

Use coal to fuel boilers, early furnaces and burner mining drills, and as an ingredient of certain production recipes.

progressionFirst five minutes

Gather basic iron, copper, stone and coal to establish power and early smelting.

modesFreeplay

Primary Factorio experience of building an expanding factory and pursuing research milestones.

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