Mobile Textile Identification with trinamiX PAL One

Fast, relia­ble fabric analysis
– upgradeable to a sort­ing table

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The tri­na­miX tex­ti­le solu­ti­on gives recy­clers and qua­li­ty mana­gers a simp­le, por­ta­ble way to iden­ti­fy fabrics and blends on the spot.
Start with the powerful hand­held scan­ner and the tex­ti­le app – and upgrade to semi-auto­ma­ted sort­ing when you’­re ready.

  • Mobi­le use

  • Fast mea­su­re­ment (from 1.5 seconds)

  • Clear results with mate­ri­al break­down and color coding

  • Modu­lar set­up for sca­ling your operations

How it works – Simple NIR-based textile analysis

tri­na­miX uses near-infrared (NIR) spec­tro­sco­py to iden­ti­fy fabrics based on their mole­cu­lar fingerprint.

  1. Place the scan­ner direct­ly on the fabric
  2. Press the button
  3. See the result in the app (Android, iOS, Windows)

The app shows:

  • Mate­ri­al type (e.g., Cot­ton, Poly­es­ter, PA6, Wool)
  • Blend rati­os (e.g., Cot­ton 70%, Elas­t­a­ne 30%)
  • Con­fi­dence level (for Nylon differentiation)
  • Color-coded results for fast decisions
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Textile App: Supported textile types

The stan­dard Tex­ti­le App identifies:

  • Cot­ton
  • Poly­es­ter
  • Vis­co­se
  • Poly­ami­de (Nylon)
  • Poly­pro­py­le­ne
  • Elas­t­a­ne
  • Silk
  • Wool
  • Acrylic

Blends:
Com­mon blends of two mate­ri­als (e.g. Cotton/Elastane) are clas­si­fied into the main mate­ri­al and the minor mate­ri­al. Minor com­pon­ents are shown if ≥5%.

Polyester/Cotton blends are ana­ly­sed with a per­cen­tal scoring for PES/CO respec­tively with ±7% accuracy.

Limi­ta­ti­ons:
Car­bon-black dyed samples or extre­me­ly dark fabrics may not be iden­ti­fia­ble due to low reflectance.

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Special Applications (add-ons)

Wool Sorting App

  • Fast scan time: ~1.5 seconds
  • Color-coded out­put:
    • Green = ≥75% wool
    • Red = <75% wool

Ide­al for sort­ing knit­ted goods or veri­fy­ing wool content.

Nylon 6 / Nylon 6.6 App

  • Iden­ti­fies PA6 vs. PA6.6
  • Dis­plays con­fi­dence level (high / medi­um / low)
  • Color-coded for quick sorting 
    • Green = PA6
    • Red = PA6.6

Want to detect Nylon 6 vs. 6.6? → Here’s how

Carpet and PU Mattress Sorting

The PAL One is equip­ped to sup­port spe­cia­li­zed appli­ca­ti­ons bey­ond tra­di­tio­nal tex­ti­les. With the Car­pet Sort­ing capa­bi­li­ty, it distin­gu­is­hes bet­ween com­mon car­pet mate­ri­als inclu­ding Nylon (6 and 6.6), Wool, and syn­the­tic fibers like PAN, PET, PP, PTT. For opti­mal results, place the spec­tro­me­ter in direct cont­act with the car­pet. For thin or light-colo­red samples, use the white cali­bra­ti­on tar­get behind the material.

In the PU Mat­tress Ana­ly­sis appli­ca­ti­on, the device can fur­ther dif­fe­ren­tia­te bet­ween key poly­ure­tha­ne components:

  • Iso­cya­na­tes: TDI and MDI
  • Poly­ols: Stan­dard, HR (High Resi­li­ence), Hyper­soft, and VE (Vis­coela­s­tic)

This allows users to iden­ti­fy com­po­si­ti­on types in foam layers—a useful tool for sort­ing dis­mant­led mat­tres­ses or veri­fy­ing pro­duc­tion input materials.

Upgrade: Semi-Automated Table Integration

Turn your PAL One into a semi-auto­ma­ted sort­ing system.

With the table inte­gra­ti­on kit, the scan­ner is inser­ted into a cus­tom housing and con­nec­ted to a moti­on sensor.

  • Auto-starts mea­su­re­ment when a tex­ti­le is placed
  • Fas­ter work­flow at manu­al sort­ing stations
  • PAL One remains remo­va­ble for mobi­le or lab use
Integrierte Tischlösung für trinamiX Spektrometer. Ermöglicht schnellees, farbkodiertes Sortieren von Textilien.
close-up: trinamix integrated table solution for semi-automatic scanning of plastics, fabrics, textiles, wool, nylon, carpets.

Flexible configuration & pricing

Packa­ge What’s included Start­ing price*
Basic set­up PAL One + Basic Tex­ti­le App (1 year) from €6,600 + €1,600/year
Wool star­ter PAL One + Wool App (1 year) from €7,800
Nylon pro PAL One + PA 6 / 6.6 App (1 year) from €7,800
Table solu­ti­on PAL One + table kit + fast app pri­ce on request

* All pri­ces are indi­ca­ti­ve. Mul­ti-year and volu­me licen­ses available on request.

Technical specifications

  • Bat­tery life: up to 6,000 measurements
  • Size & weight: fits in one hand (151 × 85 × 51.5 mm, ~560 g)
  • Con­nec­ti­vi­ty: Blue­tooth to mobi­le app / inter­net for cloud analysis
  • App com­pa­ti­bi­li­ty: Android, iOS, Windows
  • Cloud ser­vices: Hos­ted by BASF SE (MS Azu­re, SSL/AES-256 encryption)
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Typical use cases

  • Manu­al sort­ing of post-con­su­mer textiles
  • Inco­ming goods inspec­tion for recy­clers or tex­ti­le processors
  • On-site veri­fi­ca­ti­on of blends and fiber content
  • Wool veri­fi­ca­ti­on for resa­le or processing
  • Sort­ing car­pets or poly­ami­de-rich materials

Secure Cloud Portal for Results That Travel With You

Mea­su­re­ments cap­tu­red in the field, warehouse, or lab are auto­ma­ti­cal­ly uploa­ded to the tri­na­miX Cus­to­mer Por­tal. This cloud-based plat­form offers encrypt­ed sto­rage, visu­al result track­ing, and exporta­ble reports. It’s desi­gned for ope­ra­tio­nal teams who need actionable insights—without being tied to one loca­ti­on or device.

Learn more about the Cus­to­mer Portal

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Get started today

Start small with a mobi­le scanner.
Expand to a sort­ing sta­ti­on when you’­re ready.

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Buy trinamiX scanner online

Dis­co­ver tri­na­miX NIR scan­ners for pla­s­tic, tex­ti­le and car­pet recy­cling in our online store.

trinamiX - Plastic Scanner 1

trinamiX - Plastic Scanner

7.800,00 € – 13.600,00 €
trinamiX - Textile Scanner 2

trinamiX - Textile Scanner

8.125,00 € – 13.600,00 €