Driving Innovation in Recycling: How trinamiX’s Spectroscopy Solutions Revolutionize Plastic Sorting

Pla­s­tic recy­cling faces incre­asing chal­lenges as indus­tries world­wi­de seek effi­ci­ent, accu­ra­te methods for iden­ti­fy­ing and sort­ing mate­ri­als. At the fore­front of this revo­lu­ti­on is tri­na­miX, a BASF sub­si­dia­ry renow­ned for its ground­brea­king Near-Infrared (NIR) spec­tro­sco­py solu­ti­ons. With cut­­ting-edge tech­no­lo­gy and a com­mit­ment to sus­taina­bi­li­ty, tri­na­miX has gar­ne­red glo­bal reco­gni­ti­on for dri­ving inno­va­ti­on across mul­ti­ple indus­tries, inclu­ding recy­cling and manufacturing.

trinamiX’s Game-Changing NIR Spectroscopy

Tra­di­tio­nal recy­cling methods often strugg­le with accu­ra­te­ly iden­ti­fy­ing and sort­ing diver­se pla­s­tics, par­ti­cu­lar­ly black pla­s­tics and com­po­si­te mate­ri­als. trinamiX’s mobi­le NIR spec­tro­sco­py solu­ti­ons address this chall­enge with unpar­al­le­led efficiency:

  • Com­pact and Por­ta­ble: The­se devices bring labo­ra­­to­ry-gra­­de ana­ly­sis to the field, enab­ling on-site mate­ri­al identification.
  • Pre­cise Results: With advan­ced spec­tral ana­ly­sis, tri­na­miX tech­no­lo­gy distin­gu­is­hes pla­s­tics by che­mi­cal com­po­si­ti­on, even for chal­len­ging materials.
  • User-Fri­en­d­­ly Inter­face: Pai­red with intui­ti­ve soft­ware, ope­ra­tors can easi­ly iden­ti­fy pla­s­tics, impro­ving speed and accu­ra­cy in sort­ing processes.

Learn more about trinamiX’s NIR spec­tro­sco­py solutions.

trinamiX portable plastic scanner with various pieces of solid plastic waste, fishing nets, etc.

Recognized for Innovation

tri­na­miX has con­sis­t­ent­ly been reco­gni­zed for its con­tri­bu­ti­ons to tech­no­lo­gi­cal advance­ment. Let’s dive into some of the nota­ble awards:

  • CES Inno­va­ti­on Award 2023: Orga­ni­zed by the Con­su­mer Tech­no­lo­gy Asso­cia­ti­on (CTA), the CES Inno­va­ti­on Awards honor out­stan­ding design and engi­nee­ring in con­su­mer tech­no­lo­gy pro­ducts. tri­na­miX, in col­la­bo­ra­ti­on with Con­ti­nen­tal, won this acco­la­de for a facial reco­gni­ti­on sys­tem that enhan­ces vehic­le secu­ri­ty while inte­gra­ting seam­less­ly into auto­mo­ti­ve eco­sys­tems. Past win­ners include glo­bal lea­ders such as LG, Sony, and Bosch, empha­si­zing the high bar set by this award.
  • Top Inno­va­tors 2024: This reco­gni­ti­on high­lights com­pa­nies dri­ving trans­for­ma­ti­ve chan­ge in their indus­tries. tri­na­miX was fea­tured among Germany’s most inno­va­ti­ve firms for its sca­lable NIR spec­tro­sco­py solu­ti­ons. Other reci­pi­ents of this pres­ti­gious acco­la­de include Sie­mens and SAP, reflec­ting the signi­fi­cant impact of trinamiX’s con­tri­bu­ti­ons to tech­no­lo­gi­cal pro­gress. This award is pre­sen­ted by Top 100 Inno­va­tors.
  • CHIP Digi­tal Inno­va­tors 2024: tri­na­miX was named one of the most inno­va­ti­ve com­pa­nies by CHIP, a lea­ding tech­no­lo­gy publi­ca­ti­on, for its advance­ments in spec­tro­sco­py and con­su­mer appli­ca­ti­ons. The CHIP Digi­tal Inno­va­tors Award cele­bra­tes com­pa­nies that excel in imple­men­ting breakth­rough tech­no­lo­gies. Past win­ners include major tech play­ers such as Hua­wei and Leno­vo. Learn more about the award on CHIP’s offi­ci­al page.
  • CES Inno­va­ti­on Award 2025: tri­na­miX, in col­la­bo­ra­ti­on with Con­ti­nen­tal, was hono­red for their “Invi­si­ble Bio­me­trics Sens­ing Dis­play.” This pio­nee­ring tech­no­lo­gy inte­gra­tes bio­me­tric sen­sors invi­si­bly behind vehic­le dis­plays, enhan­cing pas­sen­ger safe­ty and com­fort. Learn more on Dis­play Dai­ly.
  • inVI­SI­ON Top Inno­va­ti­on Award 2019: trinamiX’s 3D sens­ing solu­ti­on, XperY­enZ™, ear­ned this acco­la­de for its cut­­ting-edge appli­ca­ti­on in image pro­ces­sing and embedded visi­on. The award is pre­sen­ted to ground­brea­king pro­ducts in visi­on tech­no­lo­gy. Read more on inVI­SI­ON.

The­se awards unders­core trinamiX’s com­mit­ment to deve­lo­ping solu­ti­ons that not only address indus­try chal­lenges but also set bench­marks for innovation.

Real-World Impact on Plastic Recycling

For pla­s­tic recy­cling com­pa­nies, the adop­ti­on of trinamiX’s tech­no­lo­gy trans­la­tes into mea­sura­ble benefits:

  • Enhan­ced Effi­ci­en­cy: Fas­ter sort­ing pro­ces­ses redu­ce down­ti­me and ope­ra­tio­nal costs.
  • Impro­ved Qua­li­ty Con­trol: Accu­ra­te iden­ti­fi­ca­ti­on ensu­res high-gra­­de recy­cla­tes, mee­ting strin­gent indus­try standards.
  • Sus­taina­bi­li­ty Goals: By redu­cing con­ta­mi­na­ti­on, com­pa­nies can increase recy­cling rates and ali­gn with envi­ron­men­tal regulations.

Why Choose trinamiX?

Cutting-Edge Technology

trinamiX’s devices offer a uni­que blend of por­ta­bi­li­ty and pre­cis­i­on, lever­aging advan­ced data ana­ly­sis tools that ensu­re relia­ble results. They’re com­pact enough for fieldwork yet powerful enough for indus­tri­al applications.

Unmatched Expertise

Backed by BASF’s inno­va­ti­on eco­sys­tem, tri­na­miX com­bi­nes exper­ti­se in mate­ri­als sci­ence with mar­ket-lea­­ding spec­tro­sco­py capabilities.

Take Action Today

To revo­lu­tio­ni­ze your recy­cling pro­cess, explo­re trinamiX’s full ran­ge of NIR spec­tro­sco­py solu­ti­ons. Whe­ther you’re a qua­li­ty assu­rance mana­ger or a CEO of a recy­cling faci­li­ty, the­se tools can empower your busi­ness to achie­ve grea­ter effi­ci­en­cy and sustainability.

As a dis­tri­bu­ti­on part­ner, we are hap­py to assist with all rele­vant ques­ti­ons about under­stan­ding tri­na­miX pro­ducts and their appli­ca­ti­ons. Our team is dedi­ca­ted to ser­ving cus­to­mers world­wi­de with expert gui­dance and support.

Join the revo­lu­ti­on in recy­cling with trinamiX’s NIR spec­tro­sco­py solutions.

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About us – Solid Scanner

Let’s take respon­si­bi­li­ty and recy­cle more pla­s­tics – ask us for sui­ta­ble solu­ti­ons. Our port­fo­lio includes solu­ti­ons ran­ging from small, por­ta­ble solu­ti­ons to indi­vi­du­al solu­ti­ons based on hyper­spec­tral came­ra sys­tems for simp­le, auto­ma­ted iden­ti­fi­ca­ti­on of pla­s­tics in the sort­ing pro­cess and for inline pro­cess con­trol, e.g. for homogeneity.

About trinamiX – the sensor technology company

tri­na­miX GmbH, based in Lud­wigs­ha­fen, was foun­ded in 2015 as a whol­ly owned sub­si­dia­ry of BASF SE. As a start-up within the com­pa­ny, it is not only ope­ra­tio­nal­ly inde­pen­dent, but also has uni­que access to the exper­ti­se and expe­ri­ence of the enti­re BASF Group. Its patent-pen­­ding tech­no­lo­gies enable peo­p­le and machi­nes to cap­tu­re the hid­den and invi­si­ble world around them to make bet­ter decis­i­ons and increase safety.