--- key: mechanic/puzzle--family-logistics type: mechanic id: puzzle--family-logistics lang: en title: 'Machines, production and logistics' summary: >- The player builds a system for transforming and transporting objects among connected nodes. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/puzzle--family-logistics/' jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/puzzle--family-logistics.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/puzzle--family-logistics.md aliases: [] tags: - Puzzles - Mechanics catalog sourceIds: - source-2953d81a2cc0ce6b - source-34986145ba68f25e - source-e3462fbcf270ed6c sources: - id: source-2953d81a2cc0ce6b title: 'Zachtronics: Opus Magnum' url: 'https://www.zachtronics.com/opus-magnum/' verifiedAt: null - id: source-34986145ba68f25e title: 'Zachtronics: Zachademics' url: 'https://zachtronics.com/zachademics/' verifiedAt: null - id: source-e3462fbcf270ed6c title: SpaceChem url: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/92800/' verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: puzzle id: family-logistics title: Puzzles url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/puzzle/#family-logistics' categoryIds: - section-1 supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: 'Machines, production and logistics' description: >- The player builds a system for transforming and transporting objects among connected nodes. image: src: images/mechanics/adventure-spacechem-02.webp width: 1024 height: 768 game: SpaceChem sourceUrl: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/92800/' originalUrl: >- https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/92800/ss_61801bb4ff4f4d6f23eb8a531fa53908abfcc3cb.1920x1080.jpg?t=1667072182 credit: Zachtronics rights: >- Game imagery © its respective rights holders. Publisher-distributed Steam screenshot; all rights reserved. Excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. caption: Reactors and pipes transform and deliver materials alt: Reactors and pipes transform and deliver materials markers: - x: 53 'y': 57 label: Connections link production stages - x: 83 'y': 65 label: Outputs receive the required products tips: - Show node throughput and where a flow becomes delayed. examples: - title: SpaceChem url: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/92800/' endsAt: null provenance: >- Original editorial design catalog consolidated from project discussions on 2026-10-20. Complete discussion item lists and contextual limitations are preserved; linked primary sources support specific techniques, not the entire classification. English translation was prepared with machine assistance and editorial review. license: CC-BY-4.0 codeLicense: MIT attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors catalogKey: catalog/puzzle --- # Machines, production and logistics id: puzzle--family-logistics type: mechanic key: mechanic/puzzle--family-logistics lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/puzzle--family-logistics/ The player builds a system for transforming and transporting objects among connected nodes. ## At a glance ![Reactors and pipes transform and deliver materials](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/adventure-spacechem-02.webp) [SpaceChem](https://store.steampowered.com/app/92800/) · Game imagery © its respective rights holders. Publisher-distributed Steam screenshot; all rights reserved. Excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. 1. Connections link production stages 2. Outputs receive the required products - Show node throughput and where a flow becomes delayed. - [SpaceChem](https://store.steampowered.com/app/92800/) ## How it works Build a system for converting and delivering objects. ## Variants ### Variants and applications - Conveyor routing. Definition: Build supply paths taking into account directions, intersections and forks. Conditional example: Deliver parts to different assembly stations. - Dividing the input stream. Definition: Recognize and guide objects by properties. Conditional example: Distribute different workpieces according to outputs. - Processing chain. Definition: Select operations, their order and relative position. Conditional example: Rotate, drill and connect two parts. - Manipulator control. Definition: Set up grips and movements to transform objects. Conventional example: Pass a workpiece between two mechanical arms. - Assembly of structures based on connections. Definition: Change the graph of connections of parts or conditional atoms. Conditional example: Assemble a given molecule from input fragments. - Performance matching. Definition: Eliminate the discrepancy between speeds and buffer capacity. Conditional example: Supply parts to two stations without overflowing. - General equipment schedule. Definition: Divide resources between processes with dependencies and deadlines. Conditional example: Schedule three products on one machine. - Layout based on multiple metrics. Definition: Find an acceptable or more profitable scheme in terms of area, price and speed. Conditional example: Fit a working machine into a smaller rectangle. ## Context and limits A wide catalog of mechanics for digital puzzles, paper logic problems and physical puzzles. Each position contains an action or rule and a conditional example of application. ## Connected materials ## Sources and provenance Original editorial design catalog consolidated from project discussions on 2026-10-20. Complete discussion item lists and contextual limitations are preserved; linked primary sources support specific techniques, not the entire classification. English translation was prepared with machine assistance and editorial review. - [Zachtronics: Opus Magnum](https://www.zachtronics.com/opus-magnum/) (id: source-2953d81a2cc0ce6b) - [Zachtronics: Zachademics](https://zachtronics.com/zachademics/) (id: source-34986145ba68f25e) - [SpaceChem](https://store.steampowered.com/app/92800/) (id: source-e3462fbcf270ed6c) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors