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Here is some info taken from the FAQ (from the stickies above). I remember finding this confusing as well..

Crafting stations and Factories

What is a crafting station and why do I need one?

A crafting station does two things. The first is that you can access some schematics, which you cannot access without standing near a station. The second is that you can make schematics.

What is the difference between a private and public crafting station?

Most schematics are available with a public crafting station. However, some complex schematics requre a private station. A private station can be either something you put in your house, or be contained in a droid.

What is a factory schematic?

A factory schematic is a way for your factory to mass-produce components that you need.

Can't I just hand-make components?

Some clothing requires "identical" panels which must come from the same factory run.

Can I use factory-created components in clothing that does not require "identical components?"

Yes! It may be more expensive (because a factory costs money and power) but it saves quite a bit of time.

Do "identical panels" have to come from the same crate?

Technically identical panels have to have the same serial number so they need to come from the same factory run. By nature, factory runs come in crates of 25. If you have 2 crates from the same factory run, with the same serial number, it is perfectly okay to use one panel from one crate and one panel from another crate in the "identical panel" slot. For ease of figuring out which crates are the same-serial as other crates, when making your factory schematic, add a DATE at the end of your name - "Synthetic Cloth 10/2"

Will I get experience from factory-crafting?

You will not get experience from a factory making components. However, you will get experience for hand-crafting the final item regardless of whether the panels came from a factory.

How do I make a factory schematic?

In order to make a schematic, craft near a crafting station. Then, you will get to a box which says either "create prototype" or "create factory schematic". Choose "create factory schematic" and you will have the option to customize, set the factory limit, and the name. The schematic will then appear in your datapad.

What limit should I set on my schematic?

You can always limit how many items are made by limiting the amount of materials you provide for their creation. If the station runs out of ingredients it will simply stop. Therefore, you can set all schematics at 1000.

How do I use the factory schematic?

Go to your factory and under options, select insert draft schematic. Choose your schematic from the list. Then load in your ingredients. Then start your factory.

What materials do I put in the factory?

You have to use the same materials you used to make the schematic. If you used nabooan fiberplast A to make the schematic, you cannot use nabooan fiberplast B to run the schematic. A simple way to tell is, after you load in your schematic, click on "list ingredients." The exact names of the resources you used should pop up, along with the ratios in which you must load the ingredients into the station.