Live Demonstrations at Textiles Recycling Expo
7 April 2025
The Textiles Recycling Expo is coming up soon on 4-5 June in Brussels, Belgium!
We are thrilled to unveil an array of live demonstrations showcasing the latest advancements in textile recycling technology. These demonstrations offer attendees a unique opportunity to witness cutting-edge machinery in action, transforming textile waste into valuable resources and exemplifying the principles of circularity. Register for your free ticket to attend here!
Don't miss this unique opportunity to experience the future of textiles recycling firsthand!
Mesdan Laboratory Shredding Machine transforms any industrial textile waste (fabrics, yarns, slivers, etc.) and worn-out clothes back into their original fiber forms. The equipment is designed to assist textile manufacturers, institutes and R&D laboratories to evaluate any possibility of mechanical recycling on miniature scale (even with a very low quantity of material) to scale up the production on large scale.
MESDAN, a company of VANDEWIELE (Belgium), is a global leader in yarn joining devices and textile testing equipment.
The MESDAN LAB line—designed, engineered, and manufactured in Italy—offers a comprehensive range of precision instruments for testing fibers, yarns, fabrics (traditional and technical), nonwovens, and leather, ensuring compliance with international standards in both laboratory and production environments.
Recycling & Miniature Spinning MESDAN provides a miniature spinning mill, ideal for research centers, textile institutes, and universities, enabling the production of small yarn batches from short and long staple fibers. Additionally, its miniature shredding machine facilitates lab-scale textile waste recycling, supporting sustainable innovation in the industry.
Valvan are showcasing two cutting-edge technologies that are redefining textile sorting and recycling: Fibersort® and Trimclean®.
Fibersort®: This high-tech sorting system uses Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) to scan and categorize textiles by fiber composition, color, and structure (woven vs. knitted). With precise virtual labeling, it enables efficient large-scale sorting for recycling.
The garments are introduced into the machinery by the Robotpicker: The dual-arm robotic system feeds textiles into Fibersort® at 32 picks per minute, handling 550–650 kg/hour for seamless processing.
Trimclean®: Taking recycling a step further, this system removes zippers, buttons, labels, and prints using NIR spectrometry, metal sensors, color sorting, and AI-powered detection. By inspecting both sides of the fabric, it ensures high-purity feedstock ready for textile-to-textile recycling.
5-10 min live demo's running every hour!
NewRetex operates one of Europe’s most advanced automated sorting facilities for post-consumer textiles. Located in Denmark, our fully automated AI-powered sorting lines can identify and sort textiles by material composition (30+ fractions), color (any combination), structure, and more — with over 97% purity for clean fractions.
Our sorting lines offer:
- Fully automized sorting with automatic feeding
- High accuracy classification for high purity recyclable fractions
- Conveyor sorting for low energy consumption, noise- and dust-free operation
- Operational capacity of 2.000 picks/hour corresponding to 3.000 tons per year
- Full traceability with our proprietary Manufacturing Execution System, “HUGIN”. Including real-time KPI monitoring and compatibility with the future DPP.
Designed, engineered, and built in Denmark, the NewRetex sorting line is based on proven technologies, ready to scale across Europe in response to upcoming EU textile waste legislation.
These live demonstrations at the Textiles Recycling Expo offer an unparalleled opportunity to experience firsthand the technologies driving the future of sustainable textiles. Attendees will gain valuable insights into the practical applications of these innovations and their potential to revolutionise the textile recycling industry.
Have you registered for your ticket yet? Secure your free tickets here to experience innovation in action!