Factory production groups
Find the Right Production Group for Any Factory Product
Search a product, production group or production machine to see where a recipe runs and which equipment it needs.
production groups
Browse Factory Production Groups
Every production group supports a fixed recipe family. Product counts describe coverage, not profitability.
Production Group Inspector
Food Workstation
Choose a supported product to see its exact machine chain. The required machines vary by recipe.
- Supported recipes
- 15
- Production role
- Factory Worker
- Required machine chain
- Machine requirements vary by the selected recipe.
Frozen Food Production Setup
Frozen Food
- Production group
- Food Workstation
- Worker
- Factory Worker · Required
Required machine chain
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Machine
What Uses This Machine?
Pick a production machine to see which recipes and production groups depend on it.
Laser Cutting Machine
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- Used by 4 production groups
- Recipe paths
- Used by 28 recipe paths
Production groups
Consumer Goods Workstation · Electronics Workstation · Clothing Workstation · Jewelry Workstation
Recipe paths
Used by 28 recipe paths
Product × Production group
Can This Product Run Here?
Check whether a product can run in a production group before building the production line.
Compatible
Frozen Food
Frozen Food can run on Food Workstation.
Required machine chain
Confirm these machines are placed in the factory. If the setup is compatible but still idle, diagnose the factory operation.
Production Group vs Machine vs Recipe
These four parts are easy to confuse, but each one decides something different.
- Production group
- Decides which recipe family can run.
- Recipe
- Decides which product is made and which inputs it needs.
- Machines
- The production chain that recipe requires.
- Factory Worker
- Operates production and scales effective recipe output.
A factory can contain multiple production paths. Each product still needs a compatible recipe, production group and machine chain.
Follow the Production Path
Follow the selected product from ingredients to the store.
Ingredients
Chicken Breast · Vinaigrette
Required machines
Industrial Blending Machine · Automated Baking Machine · Food Assembly Machine
Production Group + Recipe
Food Workstation · Frozen Food
Finished product
Frozen Food
Warehouse / Store
Plan Delivery →
Common Setup Questions
Setup Looks Right But Nothing Is Produced?
The recipe and machine chain are compatible. If production is still idle, check workers, ingredients, storage and production limits.
How Factory Production Groups and Machines Work
Production groups gate recipe families. A production group only runs the recipes assigned to it. A Food Production group cannot run an Electronics recipe just because all machines stand in the same factory.
The machine chain depends on the recipe. Each recipe records the machines it actually uses. Two recipes from the same production group can require a different chain, so select the product before buying equipment.
A factory can run several production paths. One building can host multiple production groups and products at once. Each product still needs a compatible recipe, the right production group and its own machine chain.
Compatibility is not the same as output. A compatible setup can still stay idle because of workers, ingredients, storage or production limits. This page covers equipment compatibility; diagnose the running factory separately.