Important Notice: ABB continues to offer a market leading wireless vibration monitoring system. WiMon100 wireless vibration and temperature sensors, which have served well for 12 years, are now being replaced by the new generation of ABB AbilityTM Smart Sensors. On December 31, 2022, WiMon Sensors were retired in favor of ABB Smart Sensor Generation 2.
The reason for this is that ABB has been developing a more advanced, versatile, and cost-efficient sensor alternative, Smart Sensor Generation 2. It now has the same basic capabilities as WiMon100, i.e., WHART communication and time series capture. In addition, it has added sensing capabilities along with the option of local signal conditioning and automated alerts. From January 1, 2023, this will be the only wireless vibration sensor marketed by ABB. Smart Sensor is functionally backwards compatible, as it will be able to replace WiMon100 sensors in existing customer systems.
Smart Sensor Generation 2 comes along with ABB Ability AssetInsightTM analytical software, which provides automated analysis of the vibration data to calculate failure mode KPIs, including alerting and email notification capabilities.