---
title: Pulverizer
id: oritech:pulverizer_block
type: block
custom:
    RF Capacity: "25,000"
    RF/t: "32"
    Addon slots: "1"
---
The pulverizer is a slow and simple block that crushes ores and 
biomass into dust. It gives a better yield than directly smelting raw ores.
It is available early in the tech tree, even before the
[fragment forge](@oritech:fragment_forge_block).

It is the earliest machine that meaningfully improves ore processing efficiency, so it is often the first production machine worth keeping installed.

---

**Automated Processing**

Beyond basic ore processing, the pulverizer is commonly used to 
grind biomass for [generators](@oritech:bio_generator_block) or produce 
coal dust for carbon composite materials. 

Small dusts in the output slots will be auto-combined if possible.