trinamiX – Mobile NIR solution
for the identification of plastics

New operating concept allows
innovative material analysis

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The easy-to-use NIR solu­ti­on from tri­na­miX is pri­ma­ri­ly used in the inco­ming goods inspec­tion of recy­cling and pro­ces­sing com­pa­nies for pla­s­tics. You recei­ve an ana­ly­sis in seconds and can the­r­e­fo­re imme­dia­te­ly make a state­ment about the type of mate­ri­al. The­re are various solu­ti­ons for the recy­cling of pla­s­tics, tex­ti­les & car­pets, as well as for PE-PP mix­tures and the deve­lo­p­ment of NIR-detec­ta­ble masterbatches.

tri­na­miX offers all essen­ti­al func­tions in one app, which is used to ope­ra­te the spec­tro­me­ter. The app and the data­ba­ses are updated auto­ma­ti­cal­ly, and the data is backed up. The cus­to­mer por­tal allows you to ana­ly­ze and export your data and crea­te reports.

All in all, tri­na­miX has crea­ted an NIR solu­ti­on that is cost-effec­ti­ve and very intui­ti­ve to use, and that allows employees wit­hout expert know­ledge to quick­ly gain new insights.

Your bene­fits

Rea­dy-made solutions

Exam­p­le applications

  • 2 Data­ba­ses for pla­s­tic identification.
  • Deter­mi­ning the NIR sor­ta­bi­li­ty of plastics.
  • Mate­ri­al iden­ti­fi­ca­ti­on of PV backsheets and mattresses.
  • Deter­mi­na­ti­on of the PP con­tent in PE blends.
  • Dif­fe­ren­tia­ti­on of bioplastics.

Intui­ti­ve operation

The mobi­le app on the smart­phone enables intui­ti­ve ope­ra­ti­on with vir­tual­ly no trai­ning period.

The cus­to­mer por­tal is also desi­gned to be user-fri­end­ly for ana­ly­zing and export­ing data and gene­ra­ting mea­su­re­ment reports.

Online/Cloud based

The online and cloud-based archi­tec­tu­re of the tri­na­miX spec­tro­me­ter ensu­res that the appli­ca­ti­on is always up-to-date and auto­ma­ti­cal­ly saves all mea­su­re­ment data.

You can access the plat­form from any­whe­re, effi­ci­ent­ly ana­ly­ze your data and crea­te reports.

How the spectrometer works

The NIR spec­tro­me­ter is gene­ral­ly pla­ced on the sam­ple and a mea­su­re­ment takes approx. 2-3 seconds. The data is sent to the tri­na­miX data cen­ter via smart­phone or PC. The result is shown direct­ly on the dis­play of your device.

The 10 Pla­s­tics, Pla­s­tics PRO and Tex­ti­le appli­ca­ti­ons can be used off­line for up to 7 days.

For fur­ther ana­ly­ses, data export, etc., the tri­na­miX cus­to­mer por­tal pro­vi­des many func­tions that are con­stant­ly being expanded.

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Benefits

  • Com­pact spec­tro­me­ter for mobi­le use in inco­ming goods, when tra­ve­ling, in pro­duc­tion and at the customer’s premises

  • Intui­ti­ve ope­ra­ti­on via smart­phone app or PC application

  • Safe ope­ra­ti­on gua­ran­teed even by lay­per­sons wit­hout labo­ra­to­ry expe­ri­ence or training

  • Access to the latest data models

  • Cus­to­mer por­tal with addi­tio­nal func­tions for ana­ly­zing and export­ing measurements

  • Fast amor­tiza­ti­on due to low acqui­si­ti­on cos­ts and vir­tual­ly no trai­ning times

  • High ope­ra­tio­nal rea­di­ness thanks to bat­tery char­ge for up to 6,000 measurements

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Available software options

tri­na­miX offers the fol­lo­wing rea­dy-to-use appli­ca­ti­ons for the pla­s­tics industry:

  • Gene­ral pla­s­tics data­ba­se: The 10 Pla­s­tics and Pla­s­tics PRO data­ba­ses con­tain all essen­ti­al pla­s­tics and are con­stant­ly being expan­ded. For details see below.

  • PE/PP: If you want to deter­mi­ne the PP con­tent in PE pel­lets, this appli­ca­ti­on is what you are loo­king for.

  • Recy­cla­bi­li­ty / NIR reflec­ti­vi­ty: Deter­mi­na­ti­on of the NIR reflec­ti­vi­ty of pla­s­tics (US-Ame­ri­can stan­dard). Helps you design recy­clable packaging.

  • Tex­ti­les: Solu­ti­ons for tex­ti­le and car­pet recy­cling. For details see here.

  • Car­pets: Reco­gni­zes the main car­pet fabrics.

  • PV backsheet mate­ri­al: Onsite mate­ri­al iden­ti­fi­ca­ti­on of PV modu­le encap­su­la­ti­ons and backsheets

  • Indi­vi­du­al appli­ca­ti­ons: Available soon.

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

In addi­ti­on to solu­ti­ons for the recy­cling and pla­s­tics indus­tries, tri­na­miX also offers rea­dy-made appli­ca­ti­ons for food, feed ana­ly­ses, cos­me­tics, phar­maceu­ti­cals, liquids and cof­fee.

Applications

This makes the NIR solu­ti­on from tri­na­miX an indis­pensable aid for the fast and relia­ble deter­mi­na­ti­on of pla­s­tics, for example

  • in the inco­ming goods depart­ment of recy­cling companies

  • in the sort­ing of pro­duc­tion waste

  • in the purcha­se and acqui­si­ti­on of materials

  • in sales when deter­mi­ning cus­to­mer samples

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Our solutions for plastics recycling

Pla­s­tics iden­ti­fi­ca­ti­on: The fol­lo­wing packa­ges are curr­ent­ly available:
(Packa­ges with other appli­ca­ti­ons, e.g. Pla­s­tics Reflec­ti­vi­ty, plea­se inqui­re directly)

Pla­s­tics Pack

  • Iden­ti­fy the most com­mon types of pla­s­tic in post-con­su­mer waste

HDPE, LDPE, PET, PP, PS, PVC, ABS, PC & PLA

(PVC, ABS, PC & PLA have recent­ly been added and are available free of char­ge to all exis­ting customers)

Pla­s­tics Pack Plus

  • Iden­ti­fi­ca­ti­on of a wide ran­ge of over 30 types of plastic

HDPE, LDPE, PP, PVC, PS, PET (PET-A, PET-G), POM, PB, PBT, PEEK, PU, ABS, ABS-PA, PC, PC-ABS, SAN, SBS/SEBS, ASA, PAI, PPS, PEI, PESU, PSU, PPSU, PI, PVDF, PMMA, PA (PA6, PA66), PLA

Pla­s­tics Pack Max

  • Iden­ti­fi­ca­ti­on of an exten­ded ran­ge of pla­s­tic types

HDPE, LDPE, PP, PVC, PS, PET (PET-A, PET-G), POM, PB, PBT, PEEK, PU, ABS, ABS-PA, PC, PC-ABS, SAN, SBS/SEBS, ASA, PAI, PPS, PEI, PESU, PSU, PPSU, PI, PVDF, PMMA, PA (PA6, PA66), PLA

  • Iden­ti­fy sin­gle-lay­er and mul­ti-lay­er films

sin­gle-lay­er films (mono­ma­te­ri­al): PA/PE/PET/PP, mul­ti-lay­er films, PA con­tent in PE films

  • Quan­ti­fy mix­tures of PE and PP

The NIR solu­ti­on is available as a sub­scrip­ti­on model. The offer includes the licen­se for the use of the appli­ca­ti­ons during the con­tract peri­od, all updates, 2 users, the spec­tro­me­ter, basic support.

Downloads

Fly­er Plastics

Tec. Specs.

Limitations

The fol­lo­wing mate­ri­als can­not be mea­su­red, or only with seve­re restrictions:

  • Car­bon black colo­red pla­s­tics absorb lar­ge parts of the NIR signal. It is the­r­e­fo­re not pos­si­ble to deter­mi­ne very dark or black pla­s­tics. If the black colo­ra­ti­on is pro­du­ced wit­hout car­bon black - for exam­p­le by com­bi­ning dif­fe­rent color pig­ments - ana­ly­sis with NIR is pos­si­ble wit­hout restrictions.

  • Metals

  • Pla­s­tics with a high pro­por­ti­on of fil­lers. As a result, the NIR signals can devia­te so much from the taught-in refe­ren­ces that a cor­rect assign­ment is no lon­ger possible.

  • For trans­pa­rent and/or thin pla­s­tics, pre­pa­ra­ti­on (fol­ding, mul­ti-lay­er) is neces­sa­ry and the use of a reflec­ti­ve back­ground mate­ri­al is recommended.

  • A data con­nec­tion to the Inter­net is requi­red to ope­ra­te the spec­tro­me­ter. Some appli­ca­ti­ons can be used off­line; an Inter­net con­nec­tion is requi­red at least every 7 days.

NIR spectrometer for textile recycling

Dis­co­ver our NIR spec­tro­me­ters for tex­ti­le recy­cling in our online store.