COVER STORY: SETTING UP CEMENT PLANT: Challenges galore!  In the recent past, setting up any mineral-based industry has been very challenging. Cement production is entirely based on minerals.Key factors in setting up a cement plant:  Shalini Chauhan Negi, Pankaj Sood and Deven Parti of Holtec Consulting explain the process of setting up a greenfield integrated cement plant. “We can design a burner to consume up to 80 of replacement fuel”  Interview, Ashok Dembla, President & MD of KHD Humboldt Wedag India Pvt. Ltd. “AMCL-UBE tie-up: A win-win deal”  Interview, ED,Rakesh Sharma of AMCL, has joined hands with UBE Machinery Corporation, Japan. “Limestone scenario in India” by Madhav Damle. Logistics is a lifeline of the cement industry”  Says Dr Girish Mehta of Shree Digvijay Cement Company FEATURE: AUTOMATION: “Wheels of automation picking up pace” by Liza V Insmart’s cost-effective sampling solutions  With automatic sampling systems, hourlyhalf hourly representative sample collection for correct time period and frequency is essential. Selection criteria for autolab....  The author, B Venkat Kaushik discusses the five sub systems of an automatic laboratory for cement plants. Cement industry veering towards automation & digitalisation  Interview, Rajat Kishore, Managing Director and Vice President – Process Automation India Hub, Schneider Electric India   Cement industry shifting gears  Interview, Mark Yseboodt, Sales Manager Automation – Minerals, Siemens AG