trinamiX Mobile NIR: Material ID for Footwear & Textiles
- trinamiX textile identification application launches May 2026.
- Mobile NIR identifies shoe polymers and components such as EVA, polyester and PU in seconds on-site.
- Textile binary blends (cotton/polyester, viscose/polyester) are analyzed and fiber ratios reported as percentages.
- Handheld NIR plus app and cloud provide API integration for traceability and Digital Product Passport compliance.
Overview
trinamiX adds mobile NIR spectroscopy capabilities to identify materials used in footwear and textiles, enabling on-site, non-destructive material analysis.
Footwear material identification
The handheld system identifies common shoe materials—EVA, polyester and PU—within seconds, suitable for incoming inspection, production, sorting and recycling to improve material separation and reduce contamination and manual sorting.
Textile blend analysis
Support for textile materials includes detection of blends such as cotton/polyester and viscose/polyester; binary blends are quantified with fiber ratios reported as percentages; the textile application will be available from May 2026.
Deployment and data integration
The solution pairs a robust handheld spectrometer (trinamiX PAL Two) with a mobile app and cloud platform, offers API integration for existing software, and supports documentation and traceability for Digital Product Passports and sustainability metrics.
Circular economy benefits
Reliable material identification along the value chain aims to improve recycling efficiency, reduce downcycling and increase the availability of higher-quality secondary raw materials.
Source: BASF