End game Smelting Farm w/Beacons for 2-4 RHD trains (16x belts)

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2020-04-26: Updated Steel smelter to consume full belt of Iron plate. Now outputs 173 i/s. Added Steel smelter from Iron Ore input.

Updated for v.17 and added beacons

Inputs: 16x belt iron ore / copper ore

Outputs: 16x belt iron plate / copper plate/ steel

Rate: 720 items per second (Iron / Copper Plate) (16x fully saturated blue belts @ 45 items/sec) 156 items/sec (Steel)

Features: 384 electric furnaces (24 furnaces X 16 belts) 16x belt balancer on input/output By-pass route for Input/Output station 10 train stacker at Input 10 train stacker at Output for empty incoming trains 10 train stacker at Output for full outgoing trains Fully covered with robo ports. Blueprint is self building if supplies are provided in logistics chests.

Logic: Arithmetic Combinators are wired to train stations. Input/Output Train station is disabled when a train is present Input Train station is disabled when chests are full. Output Train station is disabled unless it can fill a 2-4 train.