Why did I make this mod in the first place? I made this mod mainly to expand my programming skills and, as NoOneIsHome and BlooSkies pointed out, make a completely original and new idea out of the resources the game has available.
I do in fact realize that this module needs more power and should cost fewer resources to make, and I plan to balance these better in a future update.
As Xelan pointed out, inserters are not used in vast quantities, but they are an essential part of any factory--putting things in machines, taking things out of chests, loading and unloading chests, etc. Inserters are also used for science.