Soto Consulting Engineers

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For 25 years, we have delivered bespoke engineering solutions to industries across Australia

Everything Engineered

Engineering outstanding solutions

For 25 years, Soto Consulting Engineers have worked collaboratively with major companies in the heavy industrial, mineral resources and construction sectors to Design, Build, and Refine engineering solutions that enable them to compete in global markets.

Our team of specialists have a wealth of experience across engineering disciplines and a strong track-record of delivering solutions for our clients. Most importantly, we understand the value of long-term relationships and being embedded in the businesses and industries that we serve.

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  • Soto helps renewable energy pioneer Wave Swell Energy in its quest to harness the ocean’s power

    Soto and a standout Australian alternative energy pioneer are making waves together. (Pardon the pun!) Harnessing ocean waves for energy is a fast-developing area of renewable power technology. Corporations and governments around the world are investing in fixed as well as floating plants to convert wave motion into power, and, thanks to Wave Swell Energy […]

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  • Hanson Bass Point Quarry

    Brief project description Hanson Australia, a division of Heidelberg Cement operates 73 quarries across the country that supplies quality raw materials for the use in construction. In order to meet the demand for construction materials needed in the booming Sydney construction market; Hanson started onsite works in 2016 to complete a 4MTPa quarry expansion of […]

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  • Life Extension of BlueScope Steel Blast Furnace

    A major project to extend the life of a blast furnace at BlueScope Steel Limited provided another significant platform for the Soto team’s rare talents in collaborative innovation and advanced engineering.    BlueScope operates Australia’s largest steelmaking facility at Port Kembla, in the heart of the sprawling Illawarra region south of Sydney. The centre of the […]

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  • MAURI Foods: Wheat Grain Silos

    MAURI has a history stretching back nearly 150 years and has been supplying baking products for Australians since 1870. A division of George Weston Foods (GWF), MAURI produces everything from bakers’ flour and bread mixes to gluten-free ingredients and leavening agents.  Among its numerous facilities, MAURI operates 22 wheat grain silos at their Enfield Grain […]

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  • WestConnex M4 M5 Link Tunnels Ventilation Facility

    When roads and the vehicles they carry go underground, so do their emissions. Ventilation systems make the tunnels safe for users, but they must also consider the health, wellbeing, and liveability of the communities that live near the outlets. The 33-kilometre WestConnex motorway network is Australia’s largest road infrastructure project. Designed to relieve traffic congestion […]

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  • Conveyor Engineering – Design Ship Loading Conveyor and Wharf Conveyor for BSL Port Kembla

    Initial Scope: BlueScope Steel engaged SOTO Consulting Engineers to design, develop and engineer a new coke loading sequence to more efficiently handle and load export grade coke to overseas markets that are in short supply of quality coke. This sequence was to include upgraded wharf conveyor systems as well as ship loading conveyors. Solution: SOTO […]

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  • BHP Port Hedland iron ore loader anti-collision system

    SOTO engineers have provided a clever solution for preventing iron ore loaders from colliding with ships at berth, paving the way for fully autonomous loading operations. BHP’s eight ship loaders in the Port of Port Hedland are the critical final step for its Pilbara iron ore operations. Five mines, four processing hubs and more than […]

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  • SOTO ensures Tahmoor critical assets are safe and reliable

    When the Tahmoor Colliery in New South Wales needs specialised engineering support for critical components of its mine infrastructure, SOTO is on hand to take the call. Tahmoor Coal, owned by international energy, infrastructure, and natural resources business SIMEC Group, is an underground coal mining operation in the Southern Highlands region of New South Wales, […]

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Build, Design, Refine

  • Engineering business performance

    Contributing to the bottom line

    Regardless of the industry sector, any engineering project must contribute to the bottom line. Be it improved productivity, efficiency, sustainability, or reduced initial and ongoing costs; your business needs an engineering partner with outstanding technical capability, a focus on clear and consistent communication, and who is just easy to work with.

  • Energy efficiency

    We do things better

    More than simply cutting costs or saving time, improving efficiency means doing things better. Doing things better means applying advanced engineering techniques and tools that analyse, design, and model plant and equipment that contribute to an optimised system with reduced input costs and improved environmental, productivity, and safety outcomes.

  • Engineering Sustainability

    Covering all angles

    Engineering sustainable solutions mean taking a 360-degree view of the challenge and understanding the technical, environmental, financial, and social requirements. Be it reduced waste or lower energy use, advanced modelling and simulation methods mean tested and validated designs that satisfy sustainability needs.

RECRUITING CREATIVE ENGINEERS

Inspiration, Imagination & Creativity

Experience much more than simply an engineering job. Enjoy a sense of true belonging, within a caring culture of like-minded, passionate and dedicated colleagues, and make some new life-long friends in the process.

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25 years young: a passion for innovative design still strong

As SOTO Consulting Engineers celebrates its 25th anniversary, founder and owner Frank Soto reflects on the business’s origins and growth. Frank Soto’s desk is covered in neat piles of design drawings. There are a few hand sketches and notes, and his computer screen shows a 3D model of a design project. It’s very much the […]

Want to increase profits? Stop the decline of Research and Development.

The rate of research and development (R&D) across Australia’s industries has slipped in the last 10 years, yet the founder and Managing Director a longstanding engineering and design company says the ingredients for its revival have never gone away. In fact, says Mr Frank Soto of Soto Consulting Engineers, poor recognition of internal capabilities often […]

Stop stress on industries. Increase Experienced Engineering teams and Reduce risk now!

It is widespread knowledge that modern business conditions have generally led to more imported plant and equipment into the Australian market used right across industry. What is less recognised is that entire processing plants are also affected by such market dynamics, unearthing a lack of contingency planning for owners when operating problems unexpectedly hit. Resources […]

Virtual Simulation of Processing Technology and Calciners

Large-scale calciners used in mineral processing can be analysed at the design stage to mitigate the technical risk associated with the process technology and materials used in the construction of these plants. Advanced Analysis implemented at the start of a project provides a ‘virtual guarantee’ and takes much pressure off the EPCM (engineering, procurement, and […]

Engineering collaboration recognised at 2014 Endeavour Awards

Two leading edge industrial companies from Wollongong say it’s a significant achievement for their association to make the shortlist of finalist’s at the 2014 Endeavour Awards night. Both Leussink Engineering and SOTO Consulting Engineers knew when they designed and built the SWIFTA it would be noticed, largely because no solution of its type truly existed […]

Advanced Analysis (The Competitive Advantage)

Advanced Analysis in the digital environment has emerged as a key economic weapon in engineering projects. Those companies that adopt the new digital approach to engineering and design will have the competitive advantage when it comes to the delivery of high risk designs or new unproven process technology. With access to digital advanced analysis tools […]

Advanced analysis gives alumni and cement calciners a Virtual Guarantee

In Australia there are a number of alumina and cement calciners operating; of these some are scaled up designs with no real engineering input. They have failed at an operational level leading to large outages / maintenance issues. All of this could have been circumvented with design studies using Advanced Analysis. Consider the cost of […]

Uncharted Waters- Processing Plant at Maximum Capacity, Soto urges Digital Simulation Safety Test

Australia’s mining industry often acts as an indicator for the industry on a global level, and according to engineering and design company, Soto Consulting, it is also where pressures to achieve greater resources processing rates have unearthed a hidden risk for company owners and managers. “Situations are occurring where a processing plant is pushed to maximum capacity for […]

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Foundations built on higher standards

SOTO’s delivery model allows us to customise our project offering and deliverables to meet the budget, schedule, design, health and safety, environmental, and quality requirements of all clients. We have received certificates of registration for:

  • ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems
  • ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems
  • ISO 45001 Work Health and Safety

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