What Syntec does

Syntec Experience & Technology is a privately held Chilean engineering consultancy headquartered in Las Condes, Santiago, delivering simulation-based and experimental analysis services to productive industries — principally mining, with secondary exposure to energy, engineering/EPC, petrochemistry, and manufacturing. The firm was founded around 2015 and operates with 11–50 employees across a Las Condes headquarters, a Huechuraba experimental laboratory, and a newly acquired 500 m2 office in 2025. Syntec reports 1,400+ specialized engineering projects delivered in roughly 11 years across 12 countries.

The company's core technical platform rests on four computational pillars — Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Discrete Element Method (DEM), Finite Element Method (FEM), and dynamic simulation using MolyCop Tools integrated with MATLAB-Simulink — applied to fluid dynamics, particle/material handling, structural/vibration analysis, and grinding circuit optimization. These simulation capabilities are anchored by an in-house Experimental Laboratory performing material characterization (apparent density, repose angle, cohesion-consolidation, adhesion-friction testing) used to calibrate simulation models, and by 3D laser scanning (FARO and HandySCAN) for geometric surveying and structural verification. Named deliverables include cooling tower CFD analysis for CODELCO División Ministro Hales, chute DEM studies for AMSA (Zaldívar, Antucoya), vibration diagnostics for bucket wheel structures, and an aerodynamic drag-reduction device for the Chilean Energy Efficiency Agency that achieved a 4.5% average fuel saving.

Syntec monetizes exclusively through professional services on a custom, quote-based, project-by-project basis, typically under multi-year contracts with large mining and industrial clients. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales with direct technical consultation, complemented by industry conferences (MOLITEC, EWeek Fluor), technical webinars, university partnerships, and referral-driven repeat business from anchor clients. Anchor customers include CODELCO, AngloAmerican, Antofagasta Minerals, Collahuasi, Escondida, AMSA, Fluor, WOOD, and Endesa. The firm also maintains a strategic co-development partnership with ASICORP S.A. on the SIDGMAN® Coupling product. Syntec reported 34% revenue growth in 2024 and projects 30% growth for 2026.

Name

Syntec

Legal name

Syntec Experience & Technology

Website

https://syntec.cl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Syntec Experience & Technology is a Chilean engineering consultancy that delivers CFD, DEM, and FEM-based simulation, experimental lab testing, and 3D geometric surveying services primarily to large mining operators, with secondary exposure to energy and EPC clients across 12 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Simulation Services

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Testing, Inspection, Certification & Commissioning (TICx) Technical Services (BPAHAIAL)

Keywords

• Engineering simulation services
• Computational fluid dynamics
• Discrete element method
• Mining engineering consulting
• 3D laser scanning surveying

Headquarters

HQ city

Las Condes

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Syntec generates revenue through specialized engineering consulting services including simulation studies, equipment analysis, process optimization, and engineering design services. Revenue is project-based with engagements typically involving fixed-scope technical studies and engineering deliverables for mining and industrial clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Syntec provides specialized engineering consulting services dedicated to the analysis and design of processes and equipment for productive industries. The core offerings center on computational simulation (CFD, DEM, FEM, Dynamic Simulation), supported by 3D laser scanning and geometric surveying, experimental laboratory testing, and applied R&D, delivered as project-based consulting engagements to mining, energy, petrochemical, and industrial clients.

Product overview

Syntec Experience & Technology is a specialized engineering consultancy that provides simulation-based and experimental analysis services to productive industries (mining, energy, petrochemistry, manufacturing, and others). The portfolio is organized around a core set of service pillars: Computational Simulation (covering CFD, DEM, FEM, and Dynamic Simulation), Equipment and Process Optimization Consulting, Specialized Engineering, Strategic Consulting, CAD 3D Geometric Surveying (including laser scanner and FARO-based surveys), Experimental Analysis and Data Acquisition (conducted through an in-house experimental laboratory), and Research and Development (R&D) Projects. These services are applied across a broad range of case studies and solution areas including cooling tower optimization, vertical mill maintenability, 3D scanner-based operational continuity engineering, chute redesign and transfer point engineering, bucket wheel structural/vibration diagnostics, aerodynamic device design for fuel reduction, and underground mining ventilation modeling. The company does not offer a packaged software product but rather delivers client-specific engineering studies and solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Computational Simulation Services Simulation services encompassing Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Discrete Element Method (DEM), Finite Element Method (FEM), and Dynamic Simulation, used to model, analyze, and optimize complex engineering processes and equipment for productive industries including mining and energy.
• Equipment and Process Optimization Consulting Consulting services focused on optimizing process management in operation, maintenance, reliability, and sustainability units within productive plants for industrial and mining clients.
• Specialized Engineering Engineering services dedicated to the analysis and design of processes and equipment for productive industries, providing specialized technical solutions to complex engineering problems.
• Strategic Consulting Strategic consulting services that facilitate critical decision-making based on highly accurate deliverables supporting operational and strategic objectives for industrial clients.
• CAD 3D Geometric Surveying Geometric surveying and 3D CAD modeling services, including laser scanner surveys, 3D point cloud generation, and structural verification for operational continuity of industrial plants and structures.
• Experimental Analysis and Data Acquisition Experimental analysis and data acquisition services, including material characterization through apparent density, repose angle, cohesion-consolidation, and adhesion-friction testing, conducted in the company's experimental laboratory in Huechuraba.
• Research and Development (R&D) Projects Applied research and development projects aimed at innovation, prototype validation, and reducing the carbon footprint of productive industry processes.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4.5% fuel consumption reduction achieved through aerodynamic device design for heavy transportation
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ASICORP S.A.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSyntec has a strategic alliance with ASICORP S.A., a consultancy specializing in anticorrosion solutions and engineering designs for protecting metal, concrete, and other substrates in demanding environments. Syntec provides modeling expertise and ASME standard compliance verification for ASICORP's innovative SIDGMAN® Coupling product, contributing to its reliability and industrial standards compliance. The partnership enables joint development of pipeline connection solutions that eliminate internal corrosion in welded joints.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Ausenco: Engineering and project management consultancy specialized in mining, minerals processing and energy — delivers process optimization and simulation services to similar mining customers including Latin American operators.
• SRK Consulting: Mining-focused consulting firm offering technical studies, geotechnical and process engineering to mining clients globally — comparable niche mining consultancy serving similar customer base.
• Wood Group: Syntec is already an existing client/partner of Wood; Wood is a global engineering and consulting firm offering process simulation and materials handling services to mining and energy clients — direct competitor and counterparty.
• Hatch: Global engineering consultancy with deep mining and metals practice offering process simulation, CFD/FEA analysis, and project consulting — directly comparable to Syntec's mining simulation services at larger scale.
• BBA Consultants: Canadian engineering consultancy with mining and energy practice offering process simulation, CFD analysis and feasibility studies to mining clients — comparable specialized mining engineering peer.

Broad incumbents

• Worley: Global energy, chemicals and resources engineering consultancy with mining and minerals practice delivering process design, simulation and asset optimization — broader incumbent competing for similar mining capex work.
• Fluor Corporation: Syntec is an existing partner of Fluor (Quellaveco project); Fluor is a major EPCM firm providing engineering and process services to mining majors — comparable counterpart and large-scale competitor.
• Stantec: Large multi-disciplinary engineering consulting firm serving mining, water, energy and infrastructure — overlaps with Syntec's process simulation and 3D surveying capabilities at much larger scale.

Others

• Metso: Mining equipment OEM offering process simulation and grinding circuit optimization services (including DEM-based tools) to the same mining customer base — adjacent rather than directly competing with Syntec's pure-consulting model.
• COMSOL: Multiphysics simulation software vendor used by Syntec's engineering peers for CFD/FEM analysis — enabling technology provider in the simulation consulting ecosystem rather than direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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