Screw

Screw
Used for crafting. One of the most basic parts.
Unlocked at	Tier 0 - HUB Upgrade 3
Stack Size	500
Sink Value	2
Blueprint Path /Game/FactoryGame/Resource/Parts/IronScrew/Desc_IronScrew.Desc_IronScrew_C

“	This, like Mrs. Parks, is what’s keeping everything together.	„
	~ Caterina Parks's assistant Steve

Screws are basic crafting components made from Iron Rods.

Obtaining

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients												Building	Products		Prerequisites
Screw	1 × Iron Rod 10 / min												Constructor 6 sec × 3	4 × Screw 40 / min 6 MJ / item		Tier 0 - HUB Upgrade 3
Casted Screw Alternate	5 × Iron Ingot 12.5 / min												Constructor 24 sec	20 × Screw 50 / min 4.8 MJ / item		Tier 1
Steel Screw Alternate	1 × Steel Beam 5 / min												Constructor 12 sec	52 × Screw 260 / min 0.92 MJ / item		Tier 3 - Basic Steel Production

The most efficient way to make screws from Iron Ingots is converting it to Steel Ingots via the solid steel alternate recipe. The Steel should be used to make Iron Rods which make four screws. This has an efficiency of 24 screws per Iron Ingot or 16 per Steel Ingot. If the steel is used to make Steel Beams you will get only 13 screws per Steel Ingot.

AWESOME Shop

Name	Cost	Contents
Screw	2	500x  Screw

Other methods

Screws can also be found around from Crash Sites.

Usage

Research

 Screw is used in the Alien Organisms Research chain and Flower Petals Research chain in the M.A.M. for additional unlocks.

Crafting

Recipe	Ingredients												Building	Products		Prerequisites
AWESOME Shop	200 × Screw						10 × Iron Plate						Build Gun	1 × AWESOME Shop		Tier 2 - Resource Sink Bonus Program
	30 × Cable
Chainsaw	5 × Reinforced Iron Plate						25 × Iron Rod						Equipment Workshop × 15	1 × Chainsaw		Tier 2 - Obstacle Clearing
	160 × Screw						15 × Cable
Color Gun	5 × Iron Plate						80 × Screw						Equipment Workshop × 20	1 × Color Gun		Flower Petals Research - Color Gun
	40 × Wire
Computer	10 × Circuit Board 25 / min						9 × Cable 22.5 / min						Manufacturer 24 sec × 18	1 × Computer 2.5 / min 1320 MJ / item		Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing
	18 × Plastic 45 / min						52 × Screw 130 / min
Heavy Modular Frame	5 × Modular Frame 10 / min						15 × Steel Pipe 30 / min						Manufacturer 30 sec × 9	1 × Heavy Modular Frame 2 / min 1650 MJ / item		Tier 4 - Advanced Steel Production
	5 × Encased Industrial Beam 10 / min						100 × Screw 200 / min
Heavy Flexible Frame Alternate	5 × Modular Frame 18.75 / min						3 × Encased Industrial Beam 11.25 / min						Manufacturer 16 sec	1 × Heavy Modular Frame 3.75 / min 880 MJ / item		Tier 5 - Industrial Manufacturing
	20 × Rubber 75 / min						104 × Screw 390 / min
Bolted Frame Alternate	3 × Reinforced Iron Plate 7.5 / min						56 × Screw 140 / min						Assembler 24 sec	2 × Modular Frame 5 / min 180 MJ / item		Tier 2 - Part Assembly
Object Scanner	4 × Reinforced Iron Plate						3 × Beacon						Equipment Workshop × 10	1 × Object Scanner		Tier 1 - Field Research
	50 × Screw
Rebar Gun	6 × Reinforced Iron Plate						16 × Iron Rod						Equipment Workshop × 25	1 × Rebar Gun		Alien Organisms - Rebar Gun
	100 × Screw
Reinforced Iron Plate	6 × Iron Plate 30 / min						12 × Screw 60 / min						Assembler 12 sec × 6	1 × Reinforced Iron Plate 5 / min 180 MJ / item		Tier 0 - HUB Upgrade 3
Bolted Iron Plate Alternate	18 × Iron Plate 90 / min						50 × Screw 250 / min						Assembler 12 sec	3 × Reinforced Iron Plate 15 / min 60 MJ / item		Tier 2
Rifle	25 × Steel Pipe						3 × Heavy Modular Frame						Equipment Workshop × 30	1 × Rifle		Sulfur Research - The Rifle
	20 × Circuit Board						250 × Screw
Rotor	5 × Iron Rod 20 / min						25 × Screw 100 / min						Assembler 15 sec × 6	1 × Rotor 4 / min 225 MJ / item		Tier 2 - Part Assembly
Copper Rotor Alternate	6 × Copper Sheet 22.5 / min						52 × Screw 195 / min						Assembler 16 sec	3 × Rotor 11.25 / min 80 MJ / item		Tier 2 - Part Assembly

AWESOME Sink

 Screw can be sunk into the AWESOME Sink to yield 2 points.

Logistical challenge

As one of the low-compression items, transporting them to the next machine that requires them can be a challenge during the early game, due to the relatively low throughput of the belt and high-consumption rate of screws. Use the following arrangement for the production of Reinforced Iron Plate and Rotor:

Trivia

• The screws shown in the item's mesh do not have threads, so they would not work as screws. Instead, they look more like rivets.
• Although it appears as a box of screws, it is only counted as one item.
• 27 Screws are used in Drop Pods.

Gallery

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  A simple factory producing some Iron Rods, Iron Plates and Screws.

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  The schematic showing the same factory.

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  Modular design involving Screws by grouping several machines nearby. This eliminates the belt throughput issue.

History

• Unknown patch between Patch 0.3 and Patch 0.3.3.3: Mesh and icon changed