NECA Convention & Trade Show To Demonstrate Disruptive and Digital Technology

The TECHTOPIA Pavilion at the 2018 National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) Convention & Trade Show will demonstrate disruptive and digital technology for the construction industry.

As part of the NECA Show, TECHTOPIA will include a Building Information Modeling (BIM) Cave, drone demonstrations, AR/VR and hologram technology, Power over Ethernet (PoE) smart lighting, software applications, 18 TECH Talks and digital tech experts to help with technology/media strategies for work, home and life.

“TECHTOPIA has expanded to experience new and emerging technology that can improve project efficiency, workplace safety and profitability,” says Joe Shorter, Ph.D., executive director, ELECTRI International, NECA director of research and editor of NECA Technology.

TECHTOPIA exhibitors:

• Assignar: A unified software platform to manage construction operations from the office to the field in real time
• B&C Aerial Solutions: Aerial images and video for construction, real estate, inspections, energy
• DisruptAEC: Bridging the gap between technology, BIM and AEC to integrate virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality
• H.E. Williams: Power Over Ethernet (PO-E)-ready LED luminaires provide turn-key networked lighting and sophisticated controls
• ICI/Infrared Cameras Inc.: Thermal and multi-spectral infrared cameras with diverse applications
• Rhumbix: A mobile platform designed to optimize construction productivity and safety
• Sanveo: BIM for owners, architects, engineers and contractors and Reality Capture
• SmartSCM: Simplified electrical infrastructure brings it online on any device 24/7
• Trimble Mixed Reality: The Hard Hat solution for Microsoft HoloLens; mixed reality for project coordination through precise alignment of holographic data on the job site

As an electrical construction industry annual event, NECA 2018 offers a wide audience of decision makers with approximately 300 exhibiting companies demonstrating technology, education and training. Sixty-eight percent of attendees purchase new products, and 66 percent do not attend any other trade show.

NECA 2018 is open to all electrical professionals, including nonmembers. For free trade show admission go to Attendee Registration and use code NECA18.