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Welcome to Head Engineering
Your partner in plant design and supply.
From concept to commissioning – delivering engineering excellence for clients worldwide since 1982.
Design and integration of control systems, machinery, and process equipment tailored to your needs
We are Head Group
HEAD Group unites three specialized companies with complementary strengths:
Head Engineering AB was founded 1982 based on the idea to provide quality project management and engineering service to the food, life science and chemical industries.
Lucent Chemicals AB develops and manufactures advanced chemical solutions for industrial process oils and oil recovery.
Oy Phoenix Collector Ltd recovers oil from maritime bilge water and industrial slop oil. With HEAD Engineering’s technology and Lucent’s chemistry, waste becomes REACH-classified oil and clean water.
VisPro AB has a long experience in explosives process know-how, including VisPro TNT and VisPro RDX/HMX combination plant concepts.
Industries We Serve
From pulp and tall oil to explosives and oil recovery, Head Engineering delivers safe, tailored process technologies for demanding industries.
Explosives
Head Engineering designs safe, automated TNT and RDX/HMX plants under the VisPro brand for modern defence explosives production.
Pulp and paper
PINOLA portfolio combines BLiSS, TOPP and Analyze to increase tall oil yield and recovery boiler capacity in kraft mills.
Oil recovery
Complete slop oil plant solutions recovering oil from oily wastewater.
Biofuels
From early bioethanol plants to modern fuel terminals, Head Engineering brings long experience in biofuel process design, logistics and blending for renewable fuels.
Pharmaceuticals
Head Engineering designs and delivers GMP process plants and utilities for APIs, biologics and vaccines – from early concept studies to fully qualified, production-ready facilities.
Products
Our most recent solutions — engineered to deliver, optimized for performance.
VisPro RDX & HMX
VisPro Bachmann-based RDX & HMX plants with proprietary recrystallisation for flexible grades, particle control, improved safety and efficient operation.
VisPro TNT
Complete TNT plants including process, utilities, automation, commissioning and training, combining proven nitration technology with safety-by-design principles.
Pinola BLiSS
PINOLA BLiSS centrifuge-based black liquor soap separation increasing available soap, recovery boiler capacity and stability of tall oil production.
Pinola TOPP
Continuous PINOLA TOPP tall oil process delivering ≥98% CTO yield, closed automated operation and cleaner, safer conditions for kraft mills.
Pinola Analyze
PINOLA Analyze heated lab centrifuge and software providing fast, solvent-free measurements of soap and tall oil for process optimisation.
Oil Recovery Treatment Plant
Solutions for purification and recovery of oils from low quality sources such as waste oil.