Textile Sorting Made Simple

– Powered by trinamiX NIR Spectroscopy

Sort textiles in seconds. Start small, scale up when you’re ready.

Dis­co­ver a mobi­le, modu­lar solu­ti­on for fast, on-the-spot tex­ti­le iden­ti­fi­ca­ti­on – ide­al for small and mid-sized recyclers.
Whe­ther you’­re inspec­ting inco­ming goods or upgrading to a semi-auto­ma­ted sort­ing table, the tri­na­miX PAL One lets you start lean and expand step by step.

Why textile recyclers trust trinamiX

  • Sorts in seconds – mea­su­re in just 1.5 seconds (with fast mode)

  • Mobi­le or table-based – works in labs or direct­ly at sort­ing stations
  • Real-time, color-coded results – green/red out­put sim­pli­fies decisions
  • Modu­lar set­up – upgrade any­ti­me with spe­cial apps or table integration
  • Afforda­ble ent­ry point – from €6,600 plus annu­al license
  • Cloud-based insights – full histo­ry via cus­to­mer portal

The problem: Blended textiles are hard to sort manually

Mixed fibers lower recy­cling qua­li­ty and was­te valuable time.
Tra­di­tio­nal lab methods are slow and often unavailable on-site.

The solu­ti­on: tri­na­miX mobi­le NIR scanning
→ fast, robust, por­ta­ble – and desi­gned for the rea­li­ties of tex­ti­le recycling.

How It Works

  1. Point and scan: place the device direct­ly on the fabric
  2. Press the but­ton: NIR light is emit­ted and reflected
  3. Result appears instant­ly on your mobi­le app (Android, iOS, Windows)
    → Includes mate­ri­al type, blend ratio, and color-coded sort­ing guidance

Data is pro­ces­sed in the cloud (MS Azu­re / BASF infra­struc­tu­re, encrypt­ed SSL/AES-256)

Screenshot trinamiX Application for textile material identification

A modular solution: Start small. Grow with your needs.

Whe­ther you’­re run­ning a qua­li­ty lab or a sort­ing line – the­re’s a per­fect con­fi­gu­ra­ti­on for you.

Modu­le Descrip­ti­on Use Case
Basic Tex­ti­les Iden­ti­fies cot­ton, poly­es­ter, vis­co­se, PA, PP, wool, blends and more Stan­dard use in sort­ing or QA
Fast Sort­ing App Acce­le­ra­ted ver­si­on of Tex­ti­les for <1.5 sec per scan High-through­put environments
Nylon 6 / 6.6 App Dif­fe­ren­tia­tes bet­ween PA6 and PA6.6 with con­fi­dence level and color codes Tex­ti­le specialists
Wool Sort­ing App Distin­gu­is­hes wool con­tent above/below 75%, color-coded Wool recy­cling or con­tent verification
Table Inte­gra­ti­on PAL One docked in a sen­sor-equip­ped sort­ing table with auto-start Semi-auto­ma­ted tex­ti­le sorting

All appli­ca­ti­ons can be added and com­bi­ned fle­xi­bly. Licen­ses are available per app on a year­ly basis.

What materials can be identified?

Reco­gni­zed fibers & blends:

  • Cot­ton, Poly­es­ter, Vis­co­se, Acrylic
  • Poly­ami­de (PA), Poly­pro­py­le­ne (PP), Elastane
  • Silk, Wool
  • Blends like Cotton/Elastane, Cotton/Polyester (with ±7% accuracy)
  • Nylon 6 vs. 6.6 (color-coded result with confidence)
  • Wool con­tent abo­ve 75% (green) vs. below (red)

Limi­ta­ti­ons:
Car­bon-black dyed samples or very dark fabrics may be unre­co­gnizable via NIR.

Need to iden­ti­fy PA6/PA6.6? Here’s how it works.

The screen­shots on the right show­ca­se actu­al inter­faces from our Nylon and Wool Appli­ca­ti­ons, high­light­ing how tri­na­miX solu­ti­ons deli­ver fast, relia­ble mate­ri­al iden­ti­fi­ca­ti­on and analysis—right at your fingertips.

  • Screenshot trinamiX Application for fast Nylon sorting
  • Screenshot trinamiX Application for fast Wool sorting

Example configurations & pricing

Packa­ge Included Start­ing price*
Basic Ent­ry PAL One + 1-year Basic Tex­ti­le App from €6,600 + €1,600/year
Wool Star­ter PAL One + Wool App (1 year) from €7,800
Nylon Spe­cia­list PAL One + PA 6 / 6.6 App (1 year) from €7,800
Table Solu­ti­on PAL One + Table inte­gra­ti­on kit + App(s) on request

* All pri­ces are indi­ca­ti­ve and exclude VAT.
* Local set­up sup­port and mul­ti-year licen­se plans available on request.

Designed for recyclers

  • Por­ta­ble and light­weight (fits in your hand)
  • Up to 6,000 mea­su­re­ments per bat­tery charge
  • Data pri­va­cy built-in (encrypt­ed cloud, GDPR compliant)
  • Works with Android, iOS, Windows
  • Remo­te updates & cus­to­mer por­tal included
  • close-up: trinamix integrated table solution for semi-automatic scanning of plastics, fabrics, textiles, wool, nylon, carpets.
  • Integrierte Tischlösung für trinamiX Spektrometer. Ermöglicht schnellees, farbkodiertes Sortieren von Textilien.

FAQ – Common questions from recyclers

Is this only for labs?
No – it’s desi­gned for field use: fast, robust, and easy to ope­ra­te, even at busy sort­ing lines.

Can I upgrade later?
Yes – all licen­ses and hard­ware are modu­lar. Start with what you need and add more as your ope­ra­ti­ons grow.

Does it work with dark or blen­ded textiles?
Blends with ≥5% of the minor mate­ri­al are usual­ly detec­ted. Car­bon-black dyed mate­ri­als may not be recognized.

Start now – with a solution that grows with you

Whe­ther you’­re just begin­ning to sort tex­ti­les or opti­mi­zing an exis­ting line:
tri­na­miX gives you real-time insights that impro­ve your recy­cling qua­li­ty and speed.

Want to know more?

  • Read how small recy­clers are upgrading wit­hout major invest­ment → Read artic­le
  • How to iden­ti­fy Nylon 6 vs. 6.6 with con­fi­dence → See method
  • Rea­dy to purcha­se? → View the product