At CETIA, we are developing solutions to transform textile and leather articles into sources of material ready for recycling. Leveraging automation, robotics and artificial intelligence, we are building efficient systems to make recycling operations competitive. We support marketers, collectors/sorters and recyclers in the design and deployment of innovative solutions to bring their textile and leather recovery projects to life.
Innovation platform dedicated to the recyclability of textile and leather articles
OFFER
PROTOTYPING
INNOVATION
- Removing technological barriers.
- Developing proofs of concept.
- Designing intelligent solutions.
DEMONSTRATING
THE INDUSTRIAL FEASIBILITY
- Studing the technical feasibility on an industrial scale.
- Developing pilot lines.
- Launching pre-production runs.
TRANSFERING
SOLUTIONS TO CUSTOMERS SITES
- Deploying technological solutions.
- Transfering core competence and skills.
- Facilitating the implementation of industrial sites in territories.
WORK AREAS
Identification
Establishing the identity of the product to orient it to the right dismantling process.
Dismantling
Deconstructing a product to separate the materials for their recycling.
Detection
Determine the composition and colour of materials.
Sorting
Automatically orientating materials based on their composition and colour.
Preparation
Enabling materials to be processed by recovery centres.
LINES
EQUIPMENT
Since 2023, the first CETIA equipment are available in HENDAYE (64) in a 1,200 m² building entirely dedicated to innovative solutions for textile and leather preparation operations.
SORTING
TO SORT TEXTILES BY
COMPOSITION AND COLOUR
- VALVAN FIBERSORT machine.
- Composition, colour detection.
- NIR and RGB technologies.
- 1 garment / second.
- 10 sorting bins.
FRAYING
TO MECHANICALLY ISOLATE
THE FIBRES OF THE GARMENTS
- 2 openers and 1 CLEANING WILLOW system from DELL’ORCO Y VILLANI.
- Separation of fibres and trims.
- Pre/post-consumer garments.
- 600 kg / hour.
SEPARATE
TO AUTOMATICALLY SEPARATE
AND SORT SHOE SOLES
- CETIA proprietary systems.
- Leisure, sport and luxury shoes.
- Glued, sewn, injected and vulcanised soles.
- 120 shoes / hour (to date).
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