Mobile Spectroscopy System Expands to Identification of Multimaterial and Monomaterial Films
BASF’s trinamiX can now identify multimaterial and monomaterial films for improved recycling.
BASF’s wholly-owned subsidiary trinamiX, a leading provider of mobile NIR (near infrared) spectroscopy, has expanded its handheld technology with a new application specifically designed to identify multimaterial and monomaterial films. Such mobile analytics and accessible identification technology can help to ensure highest quality in production and recycling. The two film types require different recycling technologies but cannot easily be differentiated by just looking at them. The mobile solution from trinamiX provides information about the material of the films at the push of a button and can be used by recyclers, for example, during incoming goods inspection.
Trinamix can identify films for improved recycling. Source: BASF
The trinamiX Mobile NIR Spectroscopy Solutions consist of a robust, mobile NIR spectrometer, an easy-to-use app backed by advanced cloud data analysis and a customer portal to manage results, download reports, and export data. The plastic identification solution can reliably identify over 30 types of plastics including consumer plastics like HDPE, LDPE, PP, PET, PS, PVC as well as engineering plastics like PA, ABS, PC, PLA and quantify blends of PE and PP.
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