Talk about bulk processing

[netmc]

Then in this case bulk, is the correct word, however as most machines have a solitary input slot, and a solitary output slot, they only will process one item at a time. When most people talk about bulk processing, they just want x number of ores processed in y amount of time. normally 1 item per machine and scaled very fast or multiple machines in parallel.

The IC2 induction furnace can process 2 items at once as it has 2 inputs and 2 outputs. As mentioned earlier, the railcraft steam oven also processes mutiple items at once. In both cases, the only process that is bulk is the furnace portion. You normally only have 1 item in and 1 item out. Many of the other machines have secondary outputs or multiple outputs, so being able to mix and match with multiple items in parallel becomes a bit of a hassle.

 

[Bellaabzug21]

Well for this, I would use a rock crusher as it can macerate multiple items at once along with a steam furnace that does the same thing.

 

[netmc]

Even though the rock crusher has multiple input and output slots, it still only processes 1 item at a time. It is true though that it has its own internal buffer so you dont have to automate it to work on multiple stacks. Just load it up, give it some MJ, and check on it later.

 

[Mash]

Even though the rock crusher has multiple input and output slots, it still only processes 1 item at a time. It is true though that it has its own internal buffer so you dont have to automate it to work on multiple stacks. Just load it up, give it some MJ, and check on it later.

It process both input slots simultaneously, right? (Otherwise, I'd hardly see the point of having multiple input slots.)

Technically that's processing more than one item at a time.

 

[Hydra]

That's the thing, I don't want efficiency at all.

All I want is bulk processing, because I find it atractive as a concept.

Then build a bunch of machines. Hey presto, bulk processing? The reason you're not really getting an answer is because for most it's so damn obvious.

 

[TechGeek]

well, with nano-tech possibilities are endless - we are comming to an era of everything constructed by atoms. For an instance check out that nano technology news website - how wide it is. In 10 - 20 years from now all tech construction will be nano tech based.

 

[ShneekeyTheLost]

That's the thing, I don't want efficiency at all.

All I want is bulk processing, because I find it atractive as a concept.

Is it bad of me to want something different than just the basic "one at a time", and that is not fixed amount like greg does?

Something I came up with:

A Thermal Expansion Induction Smelter can process an insane amount of materials if you handle it right. For example, you can have five pulverizers, each one dedicated to a different type of ore, feeding to the induction smelter, and it will maintain itself without a problem, as long as you keep feeding it sand.

You're probably wanting to look at Mekanism, though. The Factories can smelt, grind, process, and otherwise handle seven different slots at any given time. You can then upgrade their speed to the point where they significantly outpace any IC2 machine, just by the multiplier of handling seven at a time, and without being too bad of an energy hog.

 

[Lady Serena Kitty]

I use Thermal Expansion's Pulverizer for all my ores. I also use Deep Storage Units for all my bulk storage needs and Applied Energistics to coordinate everything. So my quarries simply drop into a white Ender Chest (I have up to 4 of them running at once), plus my own manual mining going into my white Ender Pouch. There's a white Ender Chest with an ME Import Bus and then the storage system sends everything where it needs to go. Xychorium goes into the furnace bank, Uranium into the compressors, ores into pulverizer, etc. All machines process one at a time, but I have overclockers galore to make everything super-fast. I have multiple pulverizers since there's no way to make them go any faster. I also have a separate set of machines for all my crafting needs, so auto-processing and auto-crafting do not interfere.

 

[namiasdf]

Well you can have a pipe loop around the input of a certain machine and just let all the ores circulate until everything is done. This is what I do. 5 macerators, input 20 stacks of coal, let it loop around, come back, done.

edit:

Once you get around your backed-up ores, you won't produce nearly the amount of ores you need to utilize a super large system, so just let an overcompensated system (minorly) to process your back up and it should be more than sufficient for the rest of your ore processing needs.

If you can automate it, then you never have to look at it again. Make me sad because I don't know how fast I am spending my resources in relation to how much I actually find.