Factory workstations
Find the Right Workstation for Any Factory Product
Search a product, workstation or production machine to see where a recipe runs and which equipment it needs.
workstation groups
Browse Factory Workstations
Every workstation supports a fixed recipe family. Product counts describe coverage, not profitability.
Workstation Inspector
Food Production
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
- Workstation
- Food Production
- 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 workstation groups depend on it.
Laser Cutting Machine
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- Used by 4 workstation groups
- Recipe paths
- Used by 28 recipe paths
Workstation groups
Consumer Goods Production · Electronics Production · Clothing Production · Jewelry Production
Recipe paths
Used by 28 recipe paths
Product × Workstation
Can This Product Run Here?
Check whether a product can run on a workstation before building the production line.
Compatible
Frozen Food
Frozen Food can run on Food Production.
Required machine chain
Confirm these machines are placed in the factory. If the setup is compatible but still idle, diagnose the factory operation.
Workstation vs Machine vs Recipe
These four parts are easy to confuse, but each one decides something different.
- Workstation
- 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, workstation 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
Workstation + Recipe
Food Production · 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 Workstations and Machines Work
Workstations gate recipe families. A workstation only runs the recipes assigned to its group. A Food Production workstation cannot run an Electronics recipe just because both 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 workstation 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 workstations and products at once. Each product still needs a compatible recipe, the right workstation 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.