In Indian Cement Review, It is customary for us to write about the cover story of the issue, in this editorial page. That is what I have been trying to adhere to month after month.

Synthetic gear oils for the vertical coal mill is a common trend and every time, more and more cement plants are making use of these type of products.

With companies giving way to specialists in their lubrication management, we can only hope that plants may not encounter as many downtimes in the years to come.

Electricity is the blood for any industry. While coal and mining industry provide the key source of raw material to these power plants. A major part of any large-scale stockyard operation is the stacker that deposits the bulk materials in the pre-set patterns and systems.

In this edition of your magazine, we have an eclectic combination of diverse topics such as premium brands and gears & drives.

Cement is the backbone of infrastructure industry, and we are a 47-years-old organisation and supplying geared motor and gear boxes since then.

Gears, drives and transmission systems form a vital component in any manufacturing set up, and cement is no exception.

The MultiDrive®, which has proven successful in industrial operation since 2008, was developed by Gebr. Pfeiffer in cooperation with Siemens/Flender especially for the MVR mill.

Pug mill is a kind of a mixer that mixes the material based on the requirement. Different industry uses different types of pug mill e.g. foundry machines uses open drum pug mill, construction industry uses drum type, etc.