A Simple Step Toward Design-for-Recycling

Many fle­xi­ble pack­a­ging for­mats are made of com­plex film struc­tures. With the tri­na­miX appli­ca­ti­on, three types can be distin­gu­is­hed: (1) Mono-mate­ri­al films such as PE, PP, PET, or PA; (2) PE-based films con­tai­ning a quan­ti­fia­ble per­cen­ta­ge of PA (poly­ami­de); and (3) all other blends or mul­ti­lay­ers are clas­si­fied as non-mono-mate­ri­al. While the­se com­bi­na­ti­ons often impro­ve func­tion­a­li­ty, they can also pre­vent pro­per recy­cling if not desi­gned accordingly.

Modern recy­cling sys­tems requi­re clean, mono-mate­ri­al input. Mul­ti-mate­ri­al pack­a­ging that can­not be sor­ted or sepa­ra­ted leads to con­ta­mi­na­ti­on, down­cy­cling, or incineration.

tri­na­miX offers a fast, por­ta­ble way to test and iden­ti­fy com­plex film com­po­si­ti­ons — right at your desk, lab, or sort­ing facility.

Identify Multi-Material Structures in Seconds

With our mobi­le NIR spec­tro­sco­py solu­ti­on, you can detect fle­xi­ble films and clas­si­fy them into three groups - making it easier to design for recy­cla­bi­li­ty and pass com­pli­ance checks. This clas­si­fi­ca­ti­on sup­ports com­mon pack­a­ging com­pli­ance work­flows, including:

• CEFLEX gui­de­lines
• Recy­Class assessments
• PPWR com­pli­ance (recy­clable pack­a­ging by design)

Practical Use Cases

• R&D: Check new mate­ri­als or pro­to­ty­pes for recy­cla­bi­li­ty compatibility
• Pack­a­ging Design: Eva­lua­te which com­bi­na­ti­ons trig­ger detec­ta­bi­li­ty issues
• Cli­ent Report­ing: Deli­ver docu­men­ted evi­dence of mate­ri­al makeup
• Con­ver­ter QA: Spot mixed input films befo­re they enter your sup­p­ly chain and avo­id fal­se recy­cla­bi­li­ty claims

How It Works

tri­na­miX uses NIR spec­tro­sco­py com­bi­ned with a tail­o­red che­mo­me­tric model to distin­gu­ish dif­fe­rent poly­mer types and detect mul­ti-mate­ri­al blends. The hand­held scan­ner is ope­ra­ted via app, and deli­vers results within seconds.

Typi­cal out­put: “PE/PA film, PA con­tent: 17%”

No need to send samples to a lab. No delays. This enables in-house recy­cla­bi­li­ty vali­da­ti­on with imme­dia­te results — ide­al for PPWR docu­men­ta­ti­on and Recy­Class pre-checks.

Start Testing Today

• See how the film detec­tion app works
• Learn about the tri­na­miX scan­ner bundle
• 📩 Cont­act us for a sam­ple test
• 📘 Down­load a sam­ple out­put report

The future of pack­a­ging is recy­clable. Let us help you design for it.