Curved Conveyor Tube

Large Ship / Station

Curved Conveyor Tube

 

Components

Required

 

 

Steel Plate

4

 

 

Motor

6

 

Small Steel Tube

12

 

Construction Component

40

 

Steel Plate

10

 

 

Mass (kg):

0

 

Integrity:

0

 

Build time (seconds):

7

 

Airtight:

No

 

Power Consumer Group:

Conveyor

 

Dimensions (W x H x D):

1 x 1 x 1

Small Ship

Curved Conveyor Tube

 

Components

Required

 

 

Steel Plate

5

 

 

Motor

6

 

Small Steel Tube

10

 

Construction Component

30

 

Steel Plate

2

 

 

Mass (kg):

0

 

Integrity:

0

 

Build time (seconds):

7

 

Airtight:

No

 

Power Consumer Group:

Conveyor

 

Dimensions (W x H x D):

3 x 3 x 3

Overview

The curved conveyor tube is a pipe that can transfer items from two angled points. It is cheaper to build compared to the Conveyor, but is limited to only 2 ports. For straight conveyors, the player must use Conveyors or Conveyor Tubes. For a full explanation on conveyors, see Conveyor Mechanics.

An interesting feature of the curved conveyor tube is that it also has indicator lights on it that inform the player of its status. Currently, there are only two states that it can be in:

Indicator Light Definitions
Color	Status	Comments
	Good Connection	This color informs that there is a successful connection between inventories
	No Connection / No power	It is not connected to at least two inventories or no power is being supplied to it

Note

• When not powered, the lights on the conveyor tube will turn red. However, this does not mean items cannot be transferred.

Important Note

• It should be noted that the curved conveyor tube is only compatible with large conveyor ports.

Usage

Curved conveyor tubes can help the player if they need to go in different directions to reach the device they want to connect to on the other side. An example of its use is below:

Example Tutorial

First, place a small cargo container on the floor. Second, place a curved conveyor tube on the container. You will notice the lights on the block are "red", this is okay; it only indicates that there is no connection on the other end of the conveyor. Next place a small cargo container on top. Moments after, the lights on the curved conveyor tube will turn yellow, indicating a successful connection.

Media

A refinery (left) is connected to an assembler (middle), and from the assembler to a small cargo container (right) using just curved conveyor blocks	A refinery (left) is connected to an assembler (middle), and from the assembler to a large cargo container (right) with the assistance of the curved convey blocks
The refinery (left) is connected to the large cargo container (bottom) using curved conveyor tubes on the Easy start green station	Curved conveyor tubes being used on a small constructor ship
View of the curved conveyor tube

Tips

• Compared to the Conveyor it's actually less useful (having only 2 conveyor sides), heavier and more expensive in terms of Iron Ingots. However, it is stronger in terms of integrity since it's made up of sturdy Steel Plate unlike the Conveyor which is primarily constructed out of weaker Interior Plates.

Related Issues

• Conveyor
• Conveyor Tube
• Small Conveyor
• Small Conveyor Tube
• Small Curved Conveyor Tube

Update History

Update 01.027	Conveyor systems now require power (electricity) in order to function
Update 01.030	Curved Conveyor Tube introduced.
Update 01.105	Conveyor tubes lost the transparent glass in their model.
Update 01.107	Conveyor tube bulletproof glass requirement replaced with steel plates.