Everything in one place
Weights, counts, photos and times go straight into one set of documentation. Not into piles of notes, chats and spreadsheets.
For sorting, material and quality analyses
Weights, piece counts, characteristics, photos and measured values: SORQA collects quantitative and qualitative data right at the sample, on phone or tablet, with a connected scale and camera. The result is complete documentation, without paper notes and without retyping.
30 minutes by video call · no obligation · using your material as an example
Sample view, no real data
Your benefits
A sorting analysis is only as good as its documentation. SORQA makes sure nothing is missing, nothing is recorded twice and every value has evidence.
Weights, counts, photos and times go straight into one set of documentation. Not into piles of notes, chats and spreadsheets.
A traffic light per order shows what is done, what is running and where things are stuck. No chasing, no ring-rounds.
Errors are spotted while entering, not later in the office. The export is complete and can be used straight away.
Who recorded what and when? With change history and photo evidence you answer questions from clients and auditors in minutes.
Morning: preparing orders
Print the list, label containers by hand, hand out notes.
Import the order list, print labels with QR codes, done.
At the container: weighing and counting
Jot down numbers, take a photo with a private phone, type it all up in the office in the evening.
Enter the number, take the photo in the app. Saved, checked and assigned to the right order.
Evening: status and analysis
Chase people, merge lists, hunt for gaps.
Check the traffic lights, fill in what is missing, export with one click.
How you work with it
Big buttons, little text, every step at a glance. Designed sample views, without real customer data.
Gross, intermediate and tare weight in a fixed order, each with a photo and info bar. Unusual values (for example a missing decimal point) are queried before saving.
What this gives you: verifiable weights, even weeks later. A connected scale sends the weight straight into the field, without retyping. The connection is being trialled; further scales on request.

Every order shows its status as a traffic light, every project its progress. A plausibility check warns when the total and net weight do not match.
What this gives you: management spots bottlenecks immediately and can react while there is still time.

You print labels and order sheets for samples, containers and fractions directly from the app. A scan with the phone opens the right entry immediately.
What this gives you: no searching through lists and no mixed-up containers, even with gloves on and in a crowded hall.

Before exporting, the app checks whether weighings, photos and counts are complete and shows what is still missing. Then an Excel file, with all photos if you like.
What this gives you: analysis and audit without rework, because gaps are noticed while the sample is still in the hall.

Features
Included as standard and ready to use.
Quantities, piece counts, characteristics and measured values via number pad, scale or dictation, every entry with time and person.
Count spot samples per fraction by characteristic class, with photo evidence. The app keeps count.
Receipt, release and buffer storage per container, clearly organised.
Shift plan, remaining effort and suggested plan. The costing learns from actual working time.
Entries are kept and sent as soon as the connection is back.
Your own clients, your own selection per project, visibility only for selected people.
Report problems on an order. Whoever is responsible gets the notification on their phone.
Excel file, with all photos if you like. The app checks beforehand whether anything is missing.
More than weighing
SORQA records quantitative values and qualitative characteristics in one workflow, with evidence. You decide what samples, containers, classes and characteristics are called in your company.
Composition of commercial, municipal and packaging waste per container: shares, impurities and purity.
Count and weigh old appliances, lamps or batteries by type, age and condition, with evidence for every batch.
Spot-check deliveries: weight, foreign matter, condition and photo, with a traffic light for acceptance or complaint.
Sample batches, record grain size and impurities, store measured values with the weight and photo of the batch.
Sorting by quality and recovery route, shares per collection or construction site, photos for every class.
Something completely different, even outside the waste industry? We set up samples, characteristics and measured values for your task.
The examples show what can be set up. The scale connection is being trialled; we add further measuring devices and measured values on request.
Customisation and interfaces
Ready to use as standard. All terms can be changed for your company; we implement your own processes, features and interfaces on request.
Custom data imports and exports on request. Standard features include Excel or CSV import of orders, Excel export and a complete SQL file.
What this gives you: your data flows to where you already use it, without double entry.
“Sample” becomes “batch”, “fraction” becomes “sorting class”. Nobody has to translate another project's jargon.
Additional approvals, check steps or mandatory photos, in your order.
Labels and routing slips with your logo, your fields and your sheet format.
Your existing scale sends the weight straight into the weighing.
Key figures and reports in the format your clients or auditors want to see.
Your own selection of locations, containers and fractions per project and client.
Evidence and audits
The app provides traceable documentation as a basis for audits and management systems, for example under ISO 14001 or ISO 9001.
Who changed what and when, with old and new value.
One account per person. Approvals and completions are clearly organised.
Photos with info bar, automatically assigned to the right entry.
All data for auditors and clients as an Excel file with photos.
Important: the software itself is not certified. It helps your company keep evidence. Certification remains a matter for your management system.
Roadmap
Plans and ideas, without commitment and without fixed dates. The order depends on what customers need. Your wish is missing? Write to us.
Tap containers and samples via NFC tag instead of scanning a QR code. Handy with dirt, wet conditions and gloves.
Quantities and shares per fraction, comparisons, charts and ready-made PDF reports, directly in the app.
Expanding the existing year-on-year comparison: trends per material, origin or client.
More scale types and connection methods, including wireless, without special software on the computer.
Ready-made connections instead of one-off builds, with automatic data synchronisation.
Clients see the progress and results of their projects live, in their own account with your logo.
User interface in further languages for international teams and sites.
Suggestions for fraction assignment from the photo, as an aid and never as a substitute for the decision on site.
Technology, privacy and operations
The app runs on a server in Germany. There are no ads, no trackers and no fonts or scripts from third-party providers.
Sorter, sorting supervisor, scheduler and guest: each role sees and may do only what it needs.
The database is backed up automatically every day; the most recent backups are kept.
Recording your own working time is optional. The privacy notice explains what is stored and why.
Take it with you at any time as an Excel file or a complete SQL file.
White papers
Short overviews for your privacy and IT officers. Make your choice and we will send them to you free of charge by email.
Appointment
Choose a time for a video call with Patrick Himmelhaus. 30 minutes via Microsoft Teams, no obligation. The confirmation with a calendar invitation arrives immediately by email.
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Contact
Would you like to get to know SORQA, do you have a question or need a solution for your sorting and material analyses? Write briefly what it is about. You will get a personal reply by email.
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Or directly by email: info@sorqa.de