What Chasm Consulting does

Chasm Consulting is a privately-held, for-profit Australian software firm founded in 1993 and headquartered in Capalaba, Australia. Its stated focus is software solutions for the mining industry, positioning it as a niche vertical software vendor serving mining operators and engineering consultancies.

The company operates with a very small team of 1-10 employees and maintains a public web presence at chasm.com.au. Beyond the firmographic description, no further granular data is available in the input — management team, contact details, investments, regulatory actions, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate structural moves are all empty, and there are no disclosed funding rounds, named customers, partnerships, certifications, or product launches. As a result, the precise product portfolio, revenue model, pricing mechanics, customer segments, and go-to-market motion cannot be characterized from the supplied material.

The bulk of the supplied context relates to Howden (a Chart Industries subsidiary), whose product portfolio includes Ventsim and Pumpsim — software suites for mine ventilation design/simulation and 3D pumping simulation respectively — which are functionally adjacent to Chasm Consulting's stated mining software focus. The input does not, however, explicitly state any ownership, partnership, or product overlap between Chasm Consulting and Howden/Chart Industries, so no such relationship is asserted here. The available evidence supports characterizing Chasm Consulting as a small, long-tenured Australian mining-software specialist, with the core of its competitive identity and revenue mechanics undisclosed in the current data set.

Name

Chasm Consulting

Legal name

Howden

Website

https://chasm.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1863

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Chasm Consulting is a privately-held Australian software firm founded in 1993, headquartered in Capalaba, that specializes in software solutions for the mining industry.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mining Software

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Support Activities for Mining (213)

SIC

Mining Machinery & Equip (No Oil & Gas Field Mach & Equip) (3532)

akta.pro primary industry

Mine Surveying & Geospatial Services (Survey, Drone/LiDAR, GIS, Grade Control) (IMAKAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mine Ventilation, Dust Control & Gas Monitoring Equipment (IMAKANAF), Slurry, Dewatering & Process Pumps (Pumps, Valves, Piping for Mine/Plant) (IMAKANAI)

Keywords

• Mining software solutions
• Mine ventilation simulation
• Pumping simulation software
• Tunnel ventilation design
• Mine planning software

Headquarters

HQ city

Capalaba

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. New Equipment Sales: Sale of mission-critical air and gas handling products including compressors, fans, blowers, steam turbines, and related industrial equipment. Products are highly customized for industrial processes with long sales cycles.
2. Aftermarket Services and Parts: Parts, service, maintenance, and performance upgrade offerings. Includes the 4P concept (Parts, Presence, Precision, Prevention) for delivering faster and higher productivity. Training courses through Aftermarket Academy.
3. Digital Solutions: Software and digital monitoring solutions including Howden Uptime, Solysmart, Ventsim, and Pumpsim for equipment performance optimization and simulation.
4. Outage Solutions: Technical expertise services that reduce complexity, identify optimized scope solutions, and deliver within tight timescales. Brings together wide range of technical expertise for plant restoration and performance improvement.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Chasm Consulting develops and licenses specialized simulation software for the mining industry. Its core offerings include Ventsim, a software suite for designing and simulating underground mine and tunnel ventilation systems, and Pumpsim, a 3D software package for simulating the pumping and transportation of liquids and slurries through piping networks. Both products target mining engineers, planners, and operators globally.

Product overview

Howden provides mission critical air and gas handling products and services for industrial processes. The portfolio includes axial and centrifugal fans, various compressor types (centrifugal, reciprocating, screw, diaphragm), steam turbines, blowers, and digital solutions (Howden Uptime, Solysmart, Pumpsim, Ventsim). These products serve industries including oil & gas, power generation, mining, water treatment, metals processing, and aerospace. Howden operates as a Chart Industries company following the 2023 acquisition and offers comprehensive aftermarket services through its 4P (Parts, Presence, Precision, Prevention) concept.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CPI by Howden: Compressor lubrication products, services and solutions for compressors and lubrication systems
• Kühnle, Kopp & Kausch
• Spencer
• Peter Brotherhood
• Burton Corblin
• HV-TURBO
• Turblex
• Rothemühle
• Howden Uptime
• Ventsim
• Pumpsim
• Solysmart
• DELTA WING
• EMISSIONGUARD
• Aftermarket Academy

Products and services

• Ventsim Software suite that enables the design and simulation of underground mine and tunnel ventilation systems with controls for safe and efficient operation. It is used by mining engineers, ventilation planners, and consultants to model airflow, fan performance, and ventilation network behavior in underground mines and tunnels.
• Pumpsim 3-dimensional software package that simulates the pumping and transportation of liquids and slurries through piping systems and networks. It is used by mining engineers and process planners to design and optimize slurry pumping and dewatering networks in mining operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• EMISSIONGUARD TR² Packing Rings prevented 20,173,000 Nm³ of vent gas leaking, equivalent to 60,500 metric tons of CO₂
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Chart IndustriescoreOthers · 1 January 2023Howden was acquired by Chart Industries in 2023, expanding Chart's offering of products and solutions across the Nexus of Clean - clean power, clean water, clean food and clean industrials. The complementary nature of equipment and solution portfolios results in differentiated offering across many industries.

Scale indicators7 records

Direct peers

• Maptek: Australian-based mining software vendor offering 3D geological modelling, mine planning and ventilation tools. Closely comparable to Chasm in origin, region and mining-software focus, and a direct competitor in geological/ventation design software.
• Datamine: Major mining software suite covering geology, planning, and operations. Competes for the same mining-software wallet that Chasm targets and addresses adjacent simulation/planning needs in the same customer base.
• RPMGlobal: Australia-headquartered mining software and consulting company offering planning, scheduling, and asset management solutions. Comparable to Chasm in geography, mining-only focus, and software-plus-services model.
• Micromine: Mining software vendor covering exploration, modelling, and mine design across the resource cycle. Direct peer to Chasm in target customers (junior to mid-tier mining companies) and product scope of geology/mine-design software.
• Deswik: Specialist mining planning and geological modelling software provider. Direct competitor to Chasm's mine-design and underground planning use cases with a similar niche focus on mining-only software.

Broad incumbents

• Dassault Systèmes GEOVIA: Mining brand of Dassault Systèmes offering geology, mine planning and simulation software (Surpac, Whittle, MineSched). A broader platform incumbent with overlapping capabilities to Chasm's mine-design software, but as part of the Dassault 3DEXPERIENCE portfolio.
• Bentley Systems (Seequent): Bentley's acquisition of Seequent brought geological and subsurface modelling software into a broad infrastructure software portfolio. Adjacent in geoscience/mine planning software scope to Chasm, though not a direct competitor in mine ventilation specifically.
• Hexagon Mining: Division of Hexagon AB providing broad platform solutions for mining, including surveying, planning, and autonomy. Larger incumbent with overlapping capabilities to Chasm's mine-design and surveying software scope, but as part of a much wider industrial software portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/chasmconsulting
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/ChartIndustries
• Facebookfacebook.com/ChartInd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/chasm-consulting
• Instagraminstagram.com/chart_industries

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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