---
title: Centrifuge
id: oritech:centrifuge_block
type: block
custom:
    RF Capacity: "10,000"
    RF/t: "64"
    Fluid capacity: "8 buckets (fluid addon)"
    Cores required: "1"
    Addon slots: "1"
---
The centrifuge separates and transforms items through high-speed
rotation.
It can be used to extract ore dusts from ore clumps obtained from a 
[fragment forge](@oritech:fragment_forge_block), spin coal dust into 
carbon fiber strands, or process various liquids.

This makes the centrifuge one of the main progression machines in Oritech, because it sits between ore refinement, component production, and later oil and plastic chains.

<Callout variant="info">
    When processing fluids, a [fluid addon](@oritech:machine_fluid_addon) 
    must be attached to the centrifuge before it can accept liquids.
</Callout>

---

**Fluid Separation**

Fluids can be pumped directly in and out of the **centrifuge block itself**, 
not the addon. The addon is only required to enable fluid processing compatibility.
Common uses include refining crude oil into different fuel types or 
processing wheat into plastic sheets.

If fluid recipes do not start, the usual problem is that the addon was attached but the machine state has not refreshed yet. Open the machine after placing the addon so it initializes properly.