Haarslev Industries
Haarslev Industries is a Denmark-based industrial OEM (founded 1908) that designs and manufactures processing equipment and software for the fish meal, poultry rendering and meat rendering industries, selling custom-engineered systems and lifecycle services through a global subsidiary and agent network.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1908
- HeadquartersSøndersø, Denmark
- Headcount1,001–5,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Haarslev Industries does
Haarslev Industries A/S is a Denmark-headquartered industrial equipment manufacturer founded in 1908, specializing in processing systems that convert organic by-products into proteins, minerals and oils. Its core served markets are fish meal and oil processing (both land-based and ship-based), poultry rendering, and meat rendering, with adjacent exposure to water treatment and recycled paper applications through installed reference customers. The product portfolio spans more than 50 core equipment categories organized across ten processing stages — sizing, cooking and heating, drying, separation, pressing, cooling, odor control, transport, storage, and evaporation — supported by two patented software platforms: CORE, an adaptive controller that adjusts to process variations in real time, and Haarslev Connect, an analytics platform linking operating outcomes to root causes.
The company operates a hybrid business model with two revenue streams. The first is custom-engineered hardware sales (cookers, dryers, screw presses, pumps, conveyors, thermal oxidizers, etc.) priced via multi-year contracts with quote-based terms. The second is Global Services, a lifecycle offering that includes planning, project management, installation, commissioning, training, 24/7 software support, spare parts, refurbishments, and the subscription-like 360° Field Service program. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales executed through 17 wholly-owned subsidiaries in Denmark, Germany, France, the UK, Spain, Poland, the US, Mexico, Brazil, India, China, Malaysia, Australia and New Zealand, augmented by an independent agent network covering an additional 20+ countries.
Haarslev is privately held under Haarslev Group A/S and employs between 1,001 and 5,000 people globally. Manufacturing is anchored in Søndersø (Denmark), with additional production in Xuzhou, China and Remscheid, Germany. The company self-describes as the world's largest supplier of rendering and processing equipment, citing over a century of operating history and a reference customer base that includes Almarai, Pelagia, Baiada, SAICA, Lynetten, São Salvador Alimentos, Prestage Foods of Iowa, Esto Fish and Clemens Food Group. Recent strategic activity includes the 2024/2025 Eco Lamella Pump launch, the 2024 'BETTER TOMORROW' ESG report, and continued order intake momentum flagged in Q4 2024 reporting.
Haarslev Industries firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Haarslev Industries
- Legal name
- Haarslev Industries A/S
- Website
- https://haarslev.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1908
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1,001–5,000 employees
- Short description
- Haarslev Industries is a Denmark-based industrial OEM (founded 1908) that designs and manufactures processing equipment and software for the fish meal, poultry rendering and meat rendering industries, selling custom-engineered systems and lifecycle services through a global subsidiary and agent network.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Where Haarslev Industries is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Søndersø
- HQ country
- Denmark
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices17 records
Markets served
Haarslev Industries business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Processing Equipment Sales: Haarslev designs, builds, and delivers processing systems and individual equipment items for rendering and fish processing operations. Products range from small units to the largest fish oil and meal plants in the world.
- Global Services: Comprehensive lifecycle services including planning, project management, engineering, installation, commissioning, training, site inspections, 24/7 software support, spare parts, repairs, refurbishments, and improvements. Services include the 360° Field Service program.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Custom equipment and system pricing |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels7 records
Haarslev Industries product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Haarslev Industries designs, manufactures, and supplies industrial processing equipment and turnkey systems used by renderers and fish processors to convert animal and fish by-products into proteins, minerals, and oils. Its portfolio spans sizing, cooking, drying, separation, pressing, cooling, odor control, transport, storage, and evaporation equipment, complemented by patented CORE adaptive controller software, Haarslev Connect data platform, and the patented Flexicon sealing solution. Global lifecycle services — including the 360° Field Service program — cover installation, commissioning, training, spare parts, and 24/7 support.
Product overview
Haarslev Industries is a global leader in rendering and processing solutions, offering an extensive portfolio of industrial equipment and software platforms for fish meal and oil processing, poultry rendering, and meat rendering operations. The product portfolio includes over 50 core equipment types organized across processing stages: Sizing (crushers, grinders, pre-breakers), Cooking & Heating (cookers, hydrolyzers, coagulators), Drying (disc dryers, rotary drum dryers, spin flash dryers), Separation (strainers, screens, fat drainers), Pressing (fat screw presses, feather presses, twin-screw presses), Cooling (meal coolers), Odor Control (scrubbers, thermal oxidizers, condensers), Transport (lamella pumps, screw conveyors, tallow pumps), Storage (bins and silos), and Evaporation (falling film evaporators). The software offerings include CORE (patented adaptive controller for process optimization) and Haarslev Connect (data-driven decision platform). The comprehensive Global Services suite provides planning, engineering, installation, commissioning, training, and ongoing support. The portfolio serves land-based and ship-based processing operations and is backed by over 100 years of industry experience.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Flexicon: Patented technology solution for sealing machinery stuffing boxes, reducing leaks, extending braided packing service life, and reducing CO2 footprint. Haarslev is the only source for this key equipment.
- CORE
- Haarslev Connect
Products and services
- Disc Dryer Environmental disc dryer for continuous, indirect steam-heated drying of de-fatted fish, animal, or poultry by-products. Designed for high capacity, gentle drying, and consistent product quality.
- Fat Screw Press HM Continuous pressing of fat from cooked and dried animal and poultry by-products (greaves).
- Waste Food Depacker Separates and grinds packaged food waste into organic and non-organic components.
- Lamella Pump Reliable, high-capacity pumps for transferring meat, fish, or poultry material, including material with limited liquid and large particles.
- Pre-breaker Breaks down whole carcasses, offal, and bones from meat and poultry slaughterhouses into smaller sizes.
- Bins & Silos Rugged, leak-proof bins and silos for use across the various functions involved in processing meat, poultry, or fish by-products.
- Crusher Breaks down offal and bones from meat and poultry slaughterhouses into smaller sizes.
- Wet Mill Crushes and grinds poultry or red meat raw materials.
- Milling Plant Reduces the size of particles in the feed meal that is the end result of many rendering processes.
- High-speed Crusher High-speed crusher for hard or soft animal or fish by-products.
- Hopper-fed Grinder Simple, gravity-fed grinder for animal by-products, mainly coarser or frozen material.
- Pump-fed Grinder High-capacity pump-fed grinder for reducing particle size in soft viscous animal by-products.
- Frozen Block Crusher Crushes large blocks of frozen bone-free meat and poultry by-products, offcuts, and trimmings.
- Fine Crusher Reduces particle size in meat and poultry by-products, or delumps feathers.
- Roller Crusher Ensures particles of cooked animal by-products have a consistent size before fat separation in dry rendering processes.
- Disc Cooker Continuous cooking of animal and poultry by-products.
- Screw Cooker Large-capacity steam-heated unit for producing high-value meal by cooking a wide range of inputs with fluctuating quality.
- Compact Coagulator Cooks liquid fish and animal-based raw materials so they coagulate effectively; delivers 80% faster cooking with gentler product handling and better meal/oil quality.
- Onboard Fish Meal Plant Customized onboard fish meal capabilities using Haarslev fish meal systems for ship-based processing.
- Vertical Hydrolyzer Efficient hydrolysis of poultry feathers or hog hair with full process control for better-quality output.
- Continuous Blood Coagulator Steam-injection system for cost-effective heating and coagulation of animal and poultry blood prior to mechanical separation.
- Continuous Cooker Continuous cooker for removing water from animal by-products such as meat, bone, and fat.
- Horizontal Hydrolyzer Easy-to-operate hydrolyzer for processing wet feathers into feed meal.
- Batch Cooker Batch cooker for pressure cooking, hydrolysis, or drying a wide range of animal and poultry by-products.
- Spin Flash Dryer System Rapid, gentle milling and drying of coagulated animal blood, protecting high-value protein chains.
- Rotary Drum Dryer Safe, economical drying and granulation of municipal sludge to produce Class A biosolids.
- Continuous Coil Dryer Continuous drying of low-fat, non-sticky products such as fish meal, blood, and feathers.
- Rotating Strainer Mechanically removes liquid from cooked meat or fish material before pressing.
- Dry Vibrating Screen Easy removal of foreign matter from poultry meal.
- Rotative Fat Drainer Separates fats from solids in cooked greaves or fat and sludge from screw presses.
- Fat Filtrator Effective removal of solids in fatty sludge from screw presses.
- Metal Detectors Removes metal foreign objects from raw or cooked meat, poultry, and fish.
- Fat Screw Press ST Continuous pressing of fat from cooked and dried animal and poultry by-products.
- Hog Hair Press Removes water from hog hair from slaughter lines.
- Feather Press Removes water from chicken, goose, and turkey feathers.
- Twin-screw Press Extracts liquids from cooked fish or meat in wet rendering processes.
- FSP3500 High-capacity twin-screw press for extracting liquids from cooked fish or meat in wet rendering processes.
- Meal Cooler Continuous cooler that keeps the temperature of meal products stable after drying.
- Air Washer Ensures air flows from rendering operations have the right humidity levels and impurities are removed.
- Chemical Scrubber Addresses VOC-related odor problems when processing meat and fish by-products.
- Recuperative Thermal Oxidizer Eliminates odor problems from rendering and processing meat and fish by-products and other industrial processes.
- Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer Combats VOC-related odor problems in rendering and processing of meat and fish by-products and other industrial processes.
- Shell & Tube Heat Exchanger Condenses vapors from cookers and dryers used in meat rendering and fish meal plants, using liquid as the cooling medium.
- Air-Cooled Condenser Condenses vapors from cooking or drying meat or fish by-products, using air as the cooling medium.
- Fish Draining and Weighing System Drains and weighs fish catches as an onshore part of unloading systems.
- Tallow Pump Reliable equipment for pumping viscous animal fat.
- Unloading Pump Compact, high-capacity pump for gentle, effective unloading of fish from a ship's hold.
- Screw Conveyor Versatile, reliable, and hygienic way to move material between process steps.
- Falling Film Evaporator (Waste Heat Evaporator) Cools process gases from industrial operations, releasing heat of condensation which may be recovered and utilized elsewhere.
- CORE Software Patented adaptive controller software that uses core process history information and adapts to variations before they impact production, resulting in leaner production, higher yields, and improved end-product quality.
- Haarslev Connect Data-driven decision platform that links results to causes and identifies the source of performance inconsistencies, potential problems, and equipment incompatibilities in rendering operations.
- Flexicon Sealing Solution Patented sealing technology for screw conveyors that removes radial forces causing leaks, extends braided packing service life, reduces CO2 footprint, and minimizes product waste.
- Eco Lamella Pump Next-generation pump technology for rendering and processing operations, designed for lower energy costs, less downtime, and longer lifespan.
- Global Services Comprehensive lifecycle services including planning, project management, engineering, installation, commissioning, training, site inspections, 24/7 software support, spare parts, repairs, refurbishments, and improvements for rendering and processing operations.
- 360° Field Service Comprehensive maintenance and professional training program providing regular site inspections, priority access to support, process and mechanical training, and special rates on spare parts and field service.
Quantifiable outcome
- 80% faster cooking with Compact Coagulator resulting in gentler product handling and better meal and oil quality
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use Haarslev Industries
Customer profileNamed customers9 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Haarslev Industries technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability3 records
Feature5 records
Haarslev Industries partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
21 partnerships are on record, tiered minor.
- Delta Trading Middle EastminorIndependent agent representing Haarslev in the Middle East region
- KABO-SPEZII LLCminorAgent representing Haarslev in Ukraine/Eastern Europe
- Dragisa BadrljicaminorAgent representing Haarslev in Serbia
- Roots Animal Farming ServicesminorAgent representing Haarslev in UAE
- Fish Process Engineering ASminorAgent representing Haarslev in Morocco
- Factory Factor SolutionminorAgent representing Haarslev in Nicaragua
- DFS Process SolutionsminorAgent representing Haarslev in South Africa
- FEYZI A.S.minorAgent representing Haarslev in Turkey
- P&N Agro Business Company Ltd.minorAgent representing Haarslev in Vietnam
- PROSEIN LTDAminorAgent representing Haarslev in Chile
- PURAC AB – LundminorAgent representing Haarslev in Sweden
- Aviantec S.R.LminorAgent representing Haarslev in Argentina
- Riva, srlminorAgent representing Haarslev in Romania
- Nordra SrlminorAgent representing Haarslev in Italy
- Itochu Machine-Technos Corp.minorAgent representing Haarslev in Japan
- Eu-Co BridgeminorAgent representing Haarslev in South Korea
- ATP Intertech Co., Ltd.minorAgent representing Haarslev in Thailand
- Radion Engineering Company LtdminorAgent representing Haarslev in Israel
- HD EHFminorAgent representing Haarslev in Iceland
- Machine Communication Co., Ltd.minorAgent representing Haarslev in Bangladesh
- AgfatechminorAgent representing Haarslev in Pakistan
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Haarslev Industries competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Stord: Norway-based Stord is Haarslev's most direct competitor in fish meal and fish oil processing plants, particularly for ship-based and land-based pelagic fish operations. Both companies supply cookers, dryers, presses, and complete fish meal plants to the same global fishing and aquaculture customers.
- Dupps: US-based Dupps is a long-standing direct competitor in rendering equipment, supplying cookers, presses, and complete rendering plants to meat and poultry processors in North America. It competes head-to-head with Haarslev's meat rendering line and shares similar enterprise field-sales go-to-market.
- Mavitec: Netherlands-based Mavitec is a direct peer in animal byproduct processing, offering rendering and protein recovery systems (including the Green Fat Saver) for slaughterhouses and food processors. It targets the same poultry and meat rendering customer base as Haarslev, particularly in Europe.
- Anco-Eaglin: US-based Anco-Eaglin designs and builds rendering process equipment and complete plants for the meat, poultry, and fish industries, with a strong installed base in North America. It overlaps directly with Haarslev's cooker, press, and drying product categories.
- Sperling: Germany-based Sperling supplies rendering plants and process equipment for slaughterhouse byproducts, including cookers, dryers, and presses. As a fellow German-speaking European specialist, it competes with Haarslev in the same meat and poultry rendering niche.
Broad incumbents
- Bühler Group: Switzerland-based Bühler is a much larger food processing equipment OEM serving grain, feed, and protein processing globally. While broader than Haarslev, it overlaps in animal feed and protein processing lines and competes for large enterprise F&B capex budgets.
- GEA Group: Germany-based GEA is a large incumbent in food processing and separation technology, with overlapping capabilities in rendering, separation, and drying. It serves a broader portfolio than Haarslev but competes for the same protein-processing customers' capital budgets.
- Alfa Laval: Sweden-based Alfa Laval is a major incumbent in heat transfer, separation, and fluid handling — categories that overlap with Haarslev's heat exchangers, separators, and pumps. It sells into many of the same food and protein processing customers but as part of a much wider industrial portfolio.
- Andritz: Austria-based Andritz supplies process equipment for feed, biomass, and food industries, with rendering and drying technologies that compete with Haarslev's fish meal and meat rendering lines. It operates at much larger scale across pulp, metals, and feed.
Emerging players
- JBT Corporation: US-based JBT provides food processing technology with growing exposure to protein and rendering applications. It is a more emerging/adjacent competitor in the rendering niche, broader in protein processing but less specialized in fish meal and rendering plants than Haarslev.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Haarslev Industries leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
Haarslev Industries subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries14 records
Haarslev Industries funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Haarslev Industries M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Haarslev Industries
What does Haarslev Industries do?
Haarslev Industries designs, manufactures, and supplies industrial processing equipment and turnkey systems used by renderers and fish processors to convert animal and fish by-products into proteins, minerals, and oils. Its portfolio spans sizing, cooking, drying, separation, pressing, cooling, odor control, transport, storage, and evaporation equipment, complemented by patented CORE adaptive controller software, Haarslev Connect data platform, and the patented Flexicon sealing solution. Global lifecycle services — including the 360° Field Service program — cover installation, commissioning, training, spare parts, and 24/7 support.
Is Haarslev Industries a public or private company?
Haarslev Industries is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Haarslev Industries founded?
Haarslev Industries was founded in 1908. It employs 1,001 to 5,000 people.
Where is Haarslev Industries based?
Haarslev Industries is headquartered in Søndersø, Denmark, in the Europe region.
How does Haarslev Industries make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Processing Equipment Sales are the primary driver. The others are global Services.
Who are Haarslev Industries's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Stord, Dupps, Mavitec, Anco-Eaglin and Sperling. Broad incumbents are Bühler Group, GEA Group, Alfa Laval and Andritz. JBT Corporation is listed as an emerging player.
Does Haarslev Industries have an API?
No public API is recorded for Haarslev Industries.