At SOTO, we’re enormously proud of being one of the founding members of an outstanding engineering and manufacturing initiative launched in the Illawarra 10 years ago. In 2009, SOTO enthusiastically supported the formation of the Illawarra Innovative Industry Network – or i3net – which brought together the region’s engineering firms, manufacturers, and industrial suppliers under […]
A passion for what we do, the pursuit of excellence and the personal integrity required to push your boundaries are all values we live at SOTO. Those very same qualities are the hall marks of Illawarra Academy of Sport (IAS) and the incredible local athletes they support. Our aligned values made the IAS and SOTO […]
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 Australia is part of this quiet revolution. Australian innovators leading wave energy charge SOTO is working on a significant project […]
We’ve been at the forefront of using drones for engineering applications for some time. Now we’re giving mining, heavy industry and construction a much faster and safer means to inspect or audit dangerous and inaccessible areas via the use of the innovative technology. We’ve partnered with aerial photography specialist Flying Robot to use remotely piloted […]
Energy innovation is an area thriving with activity around the globe, fired by the need to find alternatives to traditional sources. Into this melee now strides a bold Australian with a doctorate in geosciences and a string of high-profile appointments under his belt. While Dr. Kevin Moriarty’s company, intriguingly named 1414 Degrees to get safely […]
There’s just a few days left until this year’s Australia Day Aquathon, and we are ecstatic to be a sponsor once again. The Aquathon is all about fostering community and showcasing the wonderful Illawarra region we’re lucky enough to call home so when it came time to decide whether or not we wanted to be […]
Surge bins installed at the end of colliery conveyer belts are often a critical component of the underground coal transportation process. The word ‘component,’ however, is a bit too modest to describe them, as surge bins are usually big and cumbersome. When the time comes to inspect the inside of a surge bin, the task […]
Innovative engineering by a great Australian inventor Australian inventors have a history of quietly coming up with world-first devices and technologies, including such familiarities as the cochlear implant, WiFi, and the aviation ‘black box.’ The salubrious Sydney suburb of Cronulla is on the verge of being put on the innovation map by another outstanding inventor. […]
DEM (discrete element modelling) is a powerful technique used to model particle flow in the design of bulk materials handling equipment. Insights gained from DEM analyses can help design more efficient equipment and transfer chutes. Among others, DEM is useful in predicting bulk materials flow patterns and flow rates; wear patterns; and velocity profiles relative […]
Looking at a drought affected plain from above looks like something from an Indigenous art gallery – the brown concentric circles of dried out plough tracks resembling the Aboriginal dot paintings we all know and love. But whilst the lack of rain we experienced this past autumn and winter might have been great for getting […]
