Milling machines are used to grind up raw materials into smaller particles. These particles are then mixed together and processed further to create products. A milling machine is a type of grinder that uses a rotating blade to cut material into small pieces. There are many different types of mills, including ball mills, rod mills, and roller mills.

Ball Mill
A ball mill is a device that breaks down solid materials into finer particles. In a typical ball mill, balls (usually steel) roll over a horizontal surface inside a cylindrical container called a shell. As the balls roll over the surface of the cylinder, they crush the material and break it into smaller pieces.

Rod Mill
A rod mill is similar to a ball mill, except instead of using spherical balls, a rod mill uses long rods. The rods rotate around bearings at the top and bottom of the cylinder.

Roller Mill
Roller mills use two parallel cylinders with flat surfaces. One of the cylinders rotates while the second remains stationary. Rollers on the moving cylinder push the material toward the stationary cylinder where the material is crushed between the rollers.

Planetary Mills
Planetary mills are similar to ball mills, except they have three or four disks stacked on top of each other. Each disk has a hole in its center, and these holes align to make a single larger hole. As the disks spin, the material falls through the holes and gets ground into fine particles.

Cone Crusher
Cone crushers are used to crush rocks into gravel. They consist of a cone-shaped rotor mounted on a shaft. The rotor spins rapidly as it moves along a fixed housing. The high speed impacts force the material to shatter into smaller pieces.

Hammermill
Hammermills are used to reduce the size of ore particles. They work similarly to a hammer and chisel. The ore is fed into the chamber, and the hammer strikes the ore repeatedly until the desired size is reached.