The ThermaCam, which weighs less than four pounds and looks remarkably like a home video camera, has an unlimited number of applications in industry. Factories like Cookeville's Tutco are using the system to more accurately test new products. The ThermaCam was perfect for designing a new kitchen range burner that burns more evenly than competitive products. Shawn Goedeke, a gradate student using the ThermaCam in his research, says employers are looking to expand their use of the tool. There's no sales jargon as effective as a pretty color picture.
Companies can compare their products with others in terms of heat efficiency and other qualities.
Goedeke says other uses for the ThermaCam include testing the way materials such as concrete will stand up to freezing and thawing based on flaws that can be examined. Tech is really giving me an advantage when I walk into a job interview with this experience.