Manufacturing Review

In June 2025 i took the decision, yet again, to give manufacturing another shot.

I had planned to manufacture in Jita and a low sec location.  And i aimed to manufacture items that are in low demand, high margins, low competition.

But i decided this was not scalable and would remain forever opportunistic.

The numbers for 2025

Manufacturing Sales in 2025 (since June) were 67 billion..

I know the margins have been above 25%.  Take off the 3.57% transaction tax and 1.5% broker fees (and lets dangerously assume no relist fees).  So i would expect the 68 billion sales to have made me around 13 billion of profits.  So about 2 billion per month.

Not yet in Omega territory but close.

Idea content

I am reading other blogs to pick up ideas.  Namely: I wanna be a Trillionaire, so frickin' bad..., and Manufacturing for Wealth: An EVE Online Industrialist's Log.

They are following the more traditional manufacturing path of higher volumes and decent margins with competition - which is what i should be doing.

T2 rigs, mobile depots and hulls, in highsec and low sec.

The use Eve Guru and a contract tool from SirSmashalot which i need to get my head around.

Manufacturing in 2026

Therefore, in 2026 i intend to look into how to add more general manufacturing business model to my efforts.

It is February already and i have made some progress.  Trying to get my act together and started manufacturing Orca's and Freighters.  Sold two Orca's so far, so not going badly.

In January i did manufacturing sales of 7 billion.  It will likely be quieter in February but i am getting it to work now and stream lining the process.

Manufacturing Facilities

My base of operations is in Khanid, in the player owned stations i am doing market seeding in.  the system is Kihtaled.

The miners in the systems provide me with enough Minerals and i sometimes send my Obelisk off to Amarr to pick up the rest of the required input  materials.

Manufacturing items

As well as the >1 billion isk efforts in Orca's and Freighters I also produce the basic T1 items that are being sold in the system: ammo; rigs etc.

For these small T1 items i have bought the Blueprints and part of my operations is to improve their material efficiency and then make multiple BPOs.  For the Orca's and Freighters i use BPOs.

My spreadsheets are basic but combined with the Eve Excel Addin they work well.

Lets see how this all goes.