Trimble showcases future of construction industry for Heriot-Watt

Trimble was a featured important industry player at Heriot-Watt University Dubai’s WATTXPO, which was held recently in Dubai to prepare the future generation of construction professionals. The corporation demonstrated its range of construction-related technologies in front of the university’s students, families, and friends.

WATTXPO was created to provide students with a setting comparable to Expo Dubai, where they could learn from and connect with significant industry leaders like Trimble. The campus was divided into nine pavilions, each with its own activities and topics: art and culture, business, sustainability, the environment, engineering, and technology.

Paul Wallett, Regional Director of Trimble Middle East and India, said: “At Trimble, it is always rewarding for us to share with young minds our expertise as a leading solutions provider to major construction projects in the UAE. We consider it a privilege to engage with them as we discuss how technologies are now bridging the gaps between the physical and digital worlds. Their ideas and thoughts are inspiring. During WATTXPO , we were given another opportunity to exchange insights and interact with the students. We thank Heriot-Watt University Dubai for inviting us to be a part of its special day.”

“Through WATTXPO, we brought our expertise across technology, innovation, business, interior, and fashion design to prospective students who wanted to experience the various courses we offer here in a fun and unique setting.  Our Pavilions were inspired by those at Expo 2020 and were extremely well received by our visitors. WATTXPO was indeed a unique event for us, and we were delighted to host a leading construction technology company like Trimble and have our students engage and learn from them,” said Claire Roper-Browning – Regional Director Marketing, Recruitment, Admissions and Communications at Heriot-Watt University Dubai. 

“The workshop arranged for us by Heriot-Watt University Dubai with Trimble would definitely be a highlight of our many interactions with technology. Not only were we allowed to see Trimble demonstrating their own models, they were more than welcome to allow us to try the equipment on our own models which allowed us to experience it in a much different perspective rather than the basic monitor. The HoloLens tech by Trimble truly fascinated us with how precisely it could record our hand gestures, as well as with how accurate it was with measurements inside the mixed reality environment.”

Gareth Samson, third-year Architectural Engineering student of Heriot Watt University, said:

 “This workshop truly did help us to widen our ideas of technology in the construction industry and I definitely do wish to collaborate with Trimble again in the future to learn more “he added.

Trimble experts demonstrated how the company’s numerous construction technologies may help ensure efficiency and safety in infrastructure projects. The staff interacted with the children and allowed them to experiment with the equipment on their own models. The pupils gained a better knowledge of how to use these tools from a different perspective as a result of this. The event featured technology such as HoloLens, X7 Laser Scanner, Trimble Connect, and Tekla.

These technologies have been used in a number of large-scale projects in the UAE. Tekla was used to design the world-famous Burj Khalifa and the Museum of the Future structures, for example.

The corporation attended the WATTXPO as part of its continued engagement with stakeholders, including colleges, to emphasise the value of cutting-edge technologies in building projects. Its participation in the event underlined its significance on interacting with the industry’s best young minds once again.

Trimble challenged the architectural students to imagine how its technologies would be integrated into their small construction models.

Trimble offers a wide range of technology to the architectural, engineering, and construction (AEC) business. Trimble’s revolutionary strategy increases coordination and communication between stakeholders, teams, stages, and processes by empowering teams across the construction lifecycle. Construction professionals may use Trimble to boost productivity, quality, transparency, safety, and sustainability and deliver projects with confidence. Visit construction.trimble.com for additional details.