Abstract: To facilitate a smooth and quick start-up of a rotary kiln, a Fuzzy Logic Control system is proposed, the principal feature of which is to mandate control actions to decrease the specific heat consumption along a straight line from an initial high value to a steady-state value established for the kiln, and then to switch over to an existing steady-state fuzzy logic control mode. In the start-up phase, further process variables are preferably measured and monitored against reference values to mandate concurrent control actions influencing the Fuzzy Logic Control system in a weighted manner.