Start with one powered Auto Peel Machine
Steam's hint for Industrial Revolution mentions machines peeling. The crank is an intermediate purchase and still needs your hand at the handle. Continue until the first powered Auto Peel Machine is available. Buy it, load raw stock, make sure power is on and wait for the first processed output. Check Industrial Revolution in your Steam achievements after that output. This uses both milestones and avoids assuming that an empty machine will always trigger the unlock immediately.
If a puppy, a hand-operated tool or the board launcher processed your last potato, repeat the test at the powered drum itself. For diagnosis, follow one raw potato to the relevant input instead of dumping new stock into every container.
Steam global achievement descriptions and snapshot, November 12 ↗
Player walkthrough for the automatic peeling and lifting milestones ↗
GameCap’s illustrated shift walkthrough (Japanese) ↗
Developer hotfixes: save behaviour, line jams and shift times ↗
The crane alone can still need an operator
For Fully Automated, progress to the Claw Crane and then its Crane Autopilot upgrade. A manually operated claw can already carry stock, so seeing it lift its first load is an earlier checkpoint. Check the terminal for the autopilot purchase itself. After purchase, confirm the crane functions while you are out of its controls, then look at the Steam achievement.
The player ledger puts the first autopilot at 1,700 after the crane. The higher autopilot levels are further purchases. The cited achievement walkthrough associates the unlock with acquiring autopilot rather than buying every later level, so check the Steam entry before grinding out the rest of that upgrade line.
Steam global achievement descriptions and snapshot, November 12 ↗
Player walkthrough for the automatic peeling and lifting milestones ↗
MJun.21's terminal, assignment reward and cash-event ledger ↗
Developer hotfixes: save behaviour, line jams and shift times ↗
When an automation unlock and a Journal counter disagree
The peeler achievement marks an equipment milestone. The Journal assignment also asks for a quantity processed. If the achievement unlocked while the 500-machine-peels assignment is still running, keep the motorized hopper fed and watch the count after the next batch. For the delivery stages, keep the outlet clear as well. Opening the Steam overlay and seeing Industrial Revolution does not complete the Journal order's remaining count.
In the opposite situation, a line may be working in the save while the Steam notification did not appear. Check your personal game achievements, record the machine and task you have, and keep the save before redoing anything. The 1.0.3 notes document fixes to achievement syncing, so the installed version also matters when reporting a missing unlock.
Steam global achievement descriptions and snapshot, November 12 ↗
Developer hotfixes: save behaviour, line jams and shift times ↗
MJun.21's terminal, assignment reward and cash-event ledger ↗
Sources
- Steam global achievement descriptions and snapshot, November 12 steamcommunity.com
- Player walkthrough for the automatic peeling and lifting milestones potatosplease.wiki
- GameCap’s illustrated shift walkthrough (Japanese) gamecap.jp
- Developer hotfixes: save behaviour, line jams and shift times steamcommunity.com
- MJun.21's terminal, assignment reward and cash-event ledger steamcommunity.com