REDWAVE’s NIR Modular offers a custom solution for evolving facilities

REDWAVE's newly introduced NIR Modular offers recyclers, OEMs, and system integrators access to REDWAVE's sensor-based sorting technology without purchasing a complete system. 

Customers can now integrate REDWAVE's near-infrared, or NIR, technology and valve system directly into existing or newly designed plants instead of replacing conveyors, frames, and supporting infrastructure. This flexible, modular system delivers faster implementation and targeted investment. 

"The recycling industry is becoming increasingly customized, and our customers want more control over how their facilities are designed and expanded," says Julian Tauterer, chief operating officer, REDWAVE Solutions US LLC, Alpharetta, Georgia. "The NIR Modular gives plant builders and recycling operators the freedom to integrate REDWAVE's proven sorting intelligence into the systems they already have or future systems they want to build."

Flexible architecture for established recyclers 

Engineered for new and retrofit applications, the NIR Modular combines industrial-grade NIR hyperspectral imaging with REDWAVE's valve technology to deliver sorting accuracy. Optional RGB camera technology and metal detection capabilities expand the platform's versatility across a range of material streams, including plastics, packaging waste, paper, cardboard, municipal solid waste, and refuse-derived fuel. Available in working widths from 1,000-2,800 millimeters, or 39-110 inches, the modular platform can integrate into virtually any plant layout.

NIR Modular is designed for plant manufacturers, system integrators, and technically experienced operators seeking greater freedom in system design. Its modular architecture allows customers to build around existing infrastructure, reduce engineering complexity, shorten project timelines, and expand capacity as operational needs evolve. Rather than adapting a plant to fit a machine, NIR Modular adapts the sorting technology to the plant.