Steam Fuser

The Steam Fuser is a Steam tier multiblock for smelting alloys. The Steam Fuser is a direct upgrade from the singleblock steam alloy smelter because it runs at 125% speed, only uses 62.5% of the steam normally required, and offers 8 parallels. There are two tiers of the machine: basic (T1) and high-pressure (T2). The high-pressure version consumes twice the amount of steam to run twice as fast. The Steam Fuser is superseded by the Zyngen in IV.

The only structural difference between the basic and high-pressure Steam Fuser is the material of the casings. Steam is only accepted through a steam hatch (NOT an input hatch), much like other steam tier multiblocks. The steam input and output bus do not auto-push or auto-pull from adjacent inventories and therefore require hoppers, EnderIO item conduits, or conveyor modules for automation. The glass must be tiered for the structure to form but has no effect on the operation of the machine. Search "Glass-Tier" in NEI to see all the available options. Use the Multiblock Structure Hologram Projector to visualize/build the structure with subchannel "glass" to specify the tier of the glass and the projector stack size to determine the structure tier (1=Basic, 2=High Pressure).

Assuming plates are made in a forge hammer and rods are made with a file, a basic Steam Fuser (with the necessary hatches) requires 374 bronze ingots and 30 brick blocks to build. A high-pressure Steam Fuser requires 397 steel ingots, 84 bronze ingots, and 4 brick blocks to build.

Wallsharing

Steam Fusers may wallshare each of their sides to save on casings, glass, and buses/hatches. This is highly recommended because it saves a significant amount of bronze and steel. Sharing also works with other steam tier multiblocks that use the same type of casing.

The Steam Fuser is a direct upgrade from the singleblock steam alloy smelter because it runs at 125% speed, only uses 62.5% of the steam normally required, and offers 8 parallels. Upgrading to high-pressure doubles both the processing speed and steam consumption. Expect to use the Steam Fuser up to HV because of the large bonuses over singleblock machines.

The Steam Fuser processes recipes up to LV tier which includes the following list of materials, among other things. An MV+ singleblock alloy smelter is required for higher tier recipes.