A 4-in-1 condition monitoring sensor combines four detection technologies in a single device: ultrasound, high-frequency enveloping (HFE), vibration, and temperature. Because all four measure the same asset from one mounting point, the sensor covers the complete failure progression — from the first friction signal through terminal heat — instead of requiring separate devices, separate installations, and separate data streams. UltraVibe™ is a 4-in-1 condition monitoring sensor built on this principle.

UltraVibe™ is a 4-in-1 condition monitoring sensor that fuses ultrasound, high-frequency enveloping (HFE), vibration velocity with peak acceleration, and temperature in one ruggedized industrial device. It mounts externally to the machine casing, measures velocity from 10 Hz to 1000 Hz and HFE/ultrasound from 1 kHz to 20 kHz, and streams live data to MatrixHub™ over Modbus RTU (RS-485) via an M12 connector. Rated IP69K and IP67, it operates in washdown, high-temperature, and heavy industrial environments.

Vibration analysis identifies faults once mechanical wear has developed - typically midway along the P-F curve, when a machine has already begun moving too much. Ultrasound detects the friction and impacting that precede measurable vibration, extending the warning window from weeks to months. The two are complementary rather than alternatives: ultrasound tells you a fault is beginning, vibration tells you how far it has progressed. UltraVibe™ measures both in one sensor.

High-frequency enveloping (HFE) is a signal-processing technique that isolates the faint, repetitive high-frequency impacts produced by early bearing and gear defects, separating them from the louder low-frequency noise of normal machine operation. Those impacts are invisible in a standard vibration spectrum until the fault is well advanced. UltraVibe™ measures HFE from 1 kHz to 20 kHz alongside vibration velocity, so a defect is detectable while it is still microscopic.

Vibration velocity detects when a machine is moving too much. HFE detects the microscopic friction and impacts that cause that movement. Measuring both means a fault is caught at its point of origin and then tracked as it develops into measurable structural motion - early-stage prediction and advanced-damage prevention from one sensor. On UltraVibe™, velocity covers 10 Hz to 1000 Hz and HFE covers 1 kHz to 20 kHz.

The P-F curve describes the interval between the point at which a failure first becomes detectable (P) and the point at which the asset functionally fails (F). The earlier in that interval a fault is found, the more time is available to plan the repair rather than react to a breakdown. Ultrasound and HFE sit at the very start of the curve, vibration appears midway, and heat appears near the end. UltraVibe™ measures all four, covering the full length of the curve from one mounting point.

UltraVibe™ detects rising friction through ultrasound at the earliest stage of degradation, often months before functional failure. Because it also measures HFE, vibration, and temperature, detection begins at the very start of the P-F curve rather than midway along it, and the same sensor then tracks the fault through every subsequent stage.

UltraVibe™ is a wired sensor, connected by M12 quick-disconnect over Modbus RTU (RS-485) on 24 V DC. A wired connection is what sustains the continuous high-frequency sampling that battery-conserving wireless sensors cannot maintain — wireless devices duty-cycle to preserve battery life, which risks missing transient events. Within the Industrial Matrix range, VeloSense is wireless while VeloLink and VeloShield are tethered.

No. UltraVibe™ auto-baselines: after installation it independently learns the asset's normal operating pattern and automatically establishes warning and alarm thresholds through statistical profiling. There is no manual threshold configuration and no programming step — the sensor mounts and calibrates itself to the machine it is on.

Yes. UltraVibe™ acts as a standard Modbus RTU server (slave) with a transparent, published register map, so it integrates directly with existing PLCs and SCADA systems as well as with MatrixHub™ and the wider closed-loop reliability ecosystem. No proprietary gateway or middleware is required.

UltraVibe™ mounts externally to the machine casing - no teardown, no disassembly, and no production interruption. It connects by M12 quick-disconnect, and its IP69K/IP67 rating with a −40 °C to +105 °C sensing range lets it stay in place through washdown, high-temperature, and heavy industrial conditions rather than being removed and refitted.