Metallurgic Infuser

The Metallurgic Infuser is a machine added by Mekanism. It is used to infuse one substance into another. It is an important machine because it produces components which are required for other machines and items in Mekanism. For example, it transforms Iron Ingots into Enriched Iron and further into Steel using Coal. The machine is also used as a component to craft the Basic Infusing Factory.

The Metallurgic Infuser requires energy to operate, which can be supplied by placing a generator or energy storage next to it or using cables. In addition to the machines from Mekanism, the generators, energy storages and cables of all supported power systems (IndustrialCraft 2, Thermal Dynamics, BuildCraft and Tesla) can be used to supply the it.

GUI and Usage
Right-clicking on the block opens the GUI.

The purple slot and the fill level indicator to the left are for the consumables. Each transformation requires a specific consumable (e.g., Coal or Redstone), which can be added via the purple slot. The item is consumed immediately and stored in the internal storage of the block, which is displayed by the fill level indicator. Once inserted the consumables cannot be retrieved. They can only be consumed, or deleted by using the "Dump" button on the right.

The red slot is for the base material to be transformed, and the product appears in the blue slot.

The green slot and a fill level indicator on the right side are for the energy. A charged power source can be placed in the green slot to power the machine if no external power supply is connected.

The upper-left button (called "Side Config") opens the configuration of the cube, where the player can set which side should receive energy as well as receive or eject items. If a side is disabled no cable will connect on that side. If the player holds the Configurator in their hand, the cube will display a color code on the side the player is looking at. Grey means "Off", green means "Input energy", red means "Input item" and blue means "Output item". With a shift-right-click the player can change the configuration of each side.

The middle-left button (called "Transporter Config") opens a GUI which allows the player to define specific rules for routing items if mechanical pipes are connected.

With the lower-left button the player can change the displayed energy system between Energy Units, Redstone Flux, Minecraft Joules, and Tesla. The change only affects the display, the energy is still available in all forms inside the system.

The upper-right button opens the upgrade GUI. Here the player can add upgrades like the Energy Upgrade to improve energy efficiency.

The middle-right button allows the player can configure the access rights for this block.

The lower-right button changes the Infuser's behavior in conjunction with Redstone. For example if the option is set to "High", then Metallurgic Infuser operates only if a redstone signal reaches the cube.