Note: This is a repost from Modern Steel Construction's Hot Products 2025 Feature. Read the full article here.

NASCC: The Steel Conference was loaded with tools for designing and building successful steel structures.

More than 6,500 steel industry professionals convened in Louisville, Ky., in early April for the 2025 edition of NASCC: The Steel Conference. Every one of them had the chance to visit 310 exhibitor booths featuring products, services, equipment and machines that target at least one corner of the steel industry and supply chain. This year, conference attendees voted for their favorite exhibit hall offerings from a list of candidates. Here are the top vote-getters. (Congratulations to Bartek Bugala, who won an iPad in the drawing all voters were entered into)!

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SketchDeck.ai LIFT

Every steel fabricator knows the math of success: more bids = more wins = more profit.

The bottleneck?

Manual takeoffs.

LIFT by SketchDeck.ai is the Al-powered material counting software reshaping the structural steel industry. While traditional estimators spend hours tediously counting elements, LIFT users are submitting bids and winning contracts.

These numbers sound too good to be true, but this is the reality of a tool that delivers on the promise of Al. Our customers have reported some astounding figures, including:

• Reducing takeoff time by up to 80%

• Single estimators going from completing three to 15 bids in a month

• Increasing their monthly bidding output by 200%

• Increasing their bottom line from more bids won

For most steel fabricators, time isn't just money; it's opportunity. Every hour spent manually counting is an hour not spent on high-value analysis or additional bids. LIFT doesn't just count steel faster. It transforms how your estimating team operates, turning your experts from manual counters into strategic bidders who can focus on the nuances that win contracts.

Visit www.sketchdeck.ai for more information.