FLSmidth delivers sustainable productivity to the global mining and cement industries through engineering, equipment and service solutions. In an interview with ICR, a spokesperson from FLSmidth shares the investment plans for C&A cement vertical for creating manufacturing capacity in India.

Though Indian cement manufacturers are adopting automation in certain pockets in their manufacturing process, soon adopting the comprehensive and latest Industrie 4.0 technologies is the way forward.

Increasing competitive pressures, rising raw-material and energy prices coupled with stricter regulations for environmental protection are making efficient and sustainable use of resources a top challenge for the cement industry.

Schneider Electric, the global leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation today announces the signing of an agreement with Larsen and Toubro Ltd (L&T), a leading conglomerate in India

Innovation is driving advancement of technologies and growth of the cement packaging segment globally. India must be able to take part and reap benefits from them.

With the ever-increasing demand for quality products and stringent environmental policies and regulations, today's manufacturing sector has been challenged like never before to put forward the right operational and business framework to achieve productivity with optimising cost, whereas consistently maintaining the quality of the end product.

Global warming and its impact on the environment is an ever-growing concern. The increasing cost of fuel and electricity adds to the complexity, and directly affects not just industries, but entire economies. Electric motors are estimated to account for about 48 per cent of the electrical energy consumed by industry.

Energy costs constitute the highest percentage of production cost, with the cement industry consuming approximately15 million toe (tonne of oil equivalent) per year, or about 9 per cent of total industrial fuel used.

Cement automation and process control have now considerably advanced, and cement plants have been well-equipped with a number of capital-intensive expert systems.