The automatic Flour mill was able to continually process and mill without rest and was incredibly efficient. After seeing the way traditional mills were run at the time and the slow process, he was inspired to invent something new. This machine helped push mass production and industry and kickstarted many other automated inventions.
Historical Figures
- Oliver Evans - Influential American Inventor who invented the Automated Flour Mill and other things.
The automated flour mill was another step towards increased industrial activity and reduction of the workforce. The invention took capitalist ideals and did the job incredibly efficiently.
Artifact
A model of Oliver Evans Flour mill
Sources
"Oliver Evans." Oliver Evans. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Jan. 2016. <https://www.asme.org/engineering-topics/articles/manufacturing-processing/oliver-evans>.
Flour Mill. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. <http://www.angelfire.com/journal/millbuilder/automatic.html>.
Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 08 Jan. 2016. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Evans#Developing_the_automatic_flour_mill.2C_1783.E2.80.9390>.
Flour Mill. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. <http://www.angelfire.com/journal/millbuilder/automatic.html>.
Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 08 Jan. 2016. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Evans#Developing_the_automatic_flour_mill.2C_1783.E2.80.9390>.
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