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2. Mill (grinding) - Wikipedia

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   Historically, mills were powered by hand or by animals (e.g., via a hand crank), working animal (e.g., horse mill), wind or water . In the modern era, they are usually powered by electricity . The grinding of solid materials occurs through mechanical forces that break up the structure by overcoming the interior bonding forces.

3. List of types of mill - Wikipedia

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   Gristmill, a grain mill (flour mill) Herb grinder; Oil mill, see expeller pressing, extrusion; Ore mill, for crushing and processing ore; Paper mill; Pellet mill; Powder mill, produces gunpowder; Puppy mill, a breeding facility that produces puppies on a large scale, where the welfare of the dogs is jeopardized for profits; Rock crusher; Sugar ...

4. List of ancient watermills - Wikipedia

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   The 3rd century mill is the earliest known machine to incorporate a crank and connecting rod mechanism. [ 2 ] This list of ancient watermills presents an overview of water-powered grain-mills and industrial mills in classical antiquity , including the Hellenistic period through the Roman period up until circa 500 AD.

5. Mo (grist mill) - Wikipedia

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   Mo (Chinese: 磨; pinyin: mò; lit. 'mill') [1] [2] were stone implements used for grinding wheat in ancient China. [1] [2] It was a rotary quern millstone powered by a hand-operated crank fixed at the top to grind and pulverize grains, wheat, and rice into flour.

6. Horse mill - Wikipedia

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   A horse mill is a mill, sometimes used in conjunction with a watermill or windmill, that uses a horse engine as the power source. Any milling process can be powered in this way, but the most frequent use of animal power in horse mills was for grinding grain and pumping water.

7. Annville Mill - Wikipedia

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   The mill began a major process of modernization when purchased by the Brandt family in 1909, a time of great advances in milling technology in the United States. [5] During the 20th century, roller mills were designed to extract flour from wheat in a process that was more economical than the age-old grinding of grain between two stones.