XPONENTIAL 2027 · May 17–20, 2027 · Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach
XPONENTIAL 2027 booth design & build in Miami Beach
Custom and rental exhibits for uncrewed platforms, sensors, counter-UAS, ground robotics and autonomy software, with engineered mounts that make the hardware the centerpiece. Fire-prevention packages, west-dock freight and installation handled by our on-site team.
- May 17–20, 2027
- Miami Beach Convention Center
Every last fee listed upfront, in full, on paper. 3,000+ exhibitors · 10,000+ booths built · 4.9★ client rating · Since 2015
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01 Purple at XPONENTIAL 2027
What makes XPONENTIAL different, and how we build for it
XPONENTIAL is AUVSI's flagship show, co-hosted with Messe Düsseldorf North America, and the one floor where every layer of autonomy shows up at once: airframes, ground robots, maritime hulls, sensors, counter-UAS and the software that ties them together in the XPO Hall. MDEX, the co-located defense manufacturing and supply chain event, runs beside the Defense Technologies Zone and the AUVSI Defense theater, so program managers and procurement teams walk the aisles next to startups and integrators. Buyers here want to see the actual hardware, understand where your piece fits in the system and leave with a name for the next conversation. A booth that does those three things in the first thirty seconds earns the meeting.
The platform in view at real scale, a plain statement of the approved application, and a closed meeting space where requirements and timelines can be discussed away from the aisle.
Sensors, modules and materials they can pick up, a system diagram that shows exactly where your part fits, and an engineer at the fixture who can answer specification questions.
A guided interface demonstration with one clear scenario, evidence of compliance and deployment, and a host who routes each visitor to the right specialist in under a minute.
Your team in Miami Beach
Two shops, one project manager, every hall
We build in our own production shop in Fishkill, NY and our Las Vegas hub, ship to the Miami Beach Convention Center, and install with our own project manager on the floor and vetted local labor. Predictable 30–45-day turnarounds, secure storage and pre-show QA.
Your team lands to a lit, stocked booth. You just show up.
02 Booths & pricing for XPONENTIAL 2027
Pick a footprint. We price it as a rental, a custom build, or a hybrid.
The XPO Hall mixes large platform islands from prime contractors with dense rows of 10×10 and 10×20 component and software booths, plus state and international pavilions. Exhibitors here usually land between a 10×20 with one mounted platform and a 20×30 island with a demo station and a closed meeting room.
One sensor or module gallery on a lit back wall, a single mounted small UAS, a monitor for the interface loop and a stool for a conversation.
Shown: 4 Marine Services LLC, a Purple inline booth
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A mounted platform on an engineered low plinth, a component display with labeled fixtures, and a standing demo station for the ground control interface.
Shown: Pinhalense, a Purple inline booth
See 10×20 rental booths →
An island with an airframe or ground robot as the centerpiece under a hanging sign, a guided software station and an open meeting table with concealed compute storage.
Shown: Trillium, a Purple island exhibit
See 20×20 rental booths →
Multiple platforms on separate mounts, a counter-UAS or payload demo zone, a closed meeting room for program discussions and storage for spare units and crates.
Shown: Avertic by Engtex, a Purple island exhibit
See 20×30 rental booths →In Purple's price
- Design and a 3D rendering, revised until it is right
- Structure, printed graphics, counters and storage as specified
- Lighting and power distribution inside the booth
- Installation and dismantle, with our project manager on the floor
- Every show-service order and deadline tracked for you
Billed by the show and its contractor
- Booth space (paid to the organizer)
- Material handling / drayage
- Electrical service, internet and rigging
- Booth cleaning and any union labor the venue requires
We estimate every one of these on your proposal, so the total is on paper before you sign.
All-in 2026 ranges for design, structure, graphics, installation and dismantle. A custom-built booth runs roughly $100 to $250 per square foot depending on finish level. A rental of the same footprint usually lands at 35 to 50 percent of the purchase price for one show. Get an exact number for XPONENTIAL with the booth cost calculator or read the 2026 booth cost guide.
Send the show, your booth size and what the space needs to do. We reply within one business day and send a rendering and a fixed proposal, usually within a week. No charge.
03 Built by Purple
Booths we have designed, built and installed
Case study · Shapoorji Pallonji
Shapoorji Pallonji at engineering and infrastructure exhibition
A structured, powerful booth for a global engineering group founded in 1865, built to communicate scale, trust and engineering excellence.
Read the Shapoorji Pallonji case study All case studies →“They handle everything end to end so clients can really just show up and not worry about anything. Doesn’t get any better than that.”
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04 Designing for uncrewed systems, robotics and autonomy companies at XPONENTIAL
Four things we get right for XPONENTIAL exhibitors
1Make small components inspectable
Small technical products disappear inside oversized architecture. We start the fixture design with the actual sensor or module and the viewing distance it needs, choose lighting that reveals the working surfaces, and put the label in the same place on every mount so a buyer can compare two parts without asking.
2Engineer the platform mount
We size the mount from the airframe's real weight, span and center of gravity, plan how it enters the hall and goes up, and keep the plinth low so the silhouette reads from the aisle. A static platform with a clean perimeter and a knowledgeable engineer beside it starts more conversations than a crowded display.
3Put the screen beside the hardware
The interface demonstration sits beside the hardware it explains, at a comfortable standing height with room for a representative and three visitors. Cables, compute and network gear live inside the furniture. We build a reliable playback mode so the story continues when the hall's live connection drops.
4Show which part is yours
Program managers want to know exactly which part of the system is yours. We give each product its own fixture and label, pair it with a system diagram that marks your contribution, and separate partner hardware visually so no visitor mistakes a supplied component for your manufactured range.
Concept rendering
Every proposal comes with a rendering like this
You see the booth in 3D before we cut a single panel: layout, graphics, lighting and product positions, revised until it is right. Shown: a Purple concept for Flashne.
Start my XPONENTIAL concept05 Miami Beach Convention Center · Miami Beach
Logistics for XPONENTIAL 2027, handled
Miami Beach Convention Center is a right-to-work building, so your full-time staff can set up with hand tools while rigging, electrical and internet stay exclusive to the center's providers. Freight reaches the west docks off Convention Center Drive over the MacArthur, Venetian or Julia Tuttle causeways, with marshaling off-island, so a missed target costs hours; drayage plans at about $170 per hundredweight. Covered and multilevel booths need Miami Beach Fire Prevention approval. We prepare that package, ship from Fishkill to the advance warehouse with margin, book your targets, order the exclusives early and hold rooms at the Loews or Fontainebleau while the Grand Hyatt on campus is still under construction.
Hall rules, drayage estimates and freight deadlines for this building are in our Miami Beach Convention Center exhibitor guide.
What Purple handles
- Exhibitor kit, EAC form and freight targets
- Engineered mounts sized from your platform weights and spans
- Miami Beach Fire Prevention package for covered or multilevel builds
- Rigging, electrical and internet orders with the venue's exclusive providers
- Freight to the advance warehouse and drayage paperwork
- Installation, dismantle and return shipping with our on-site team
Timeline, counted back from move-in
- Early March 2027Design sign-off, platform mount engineering and the fire-prevention package for any covered or multilevel elements.
- March to mid-April 2027Production in Fishkill, NY; graphics proofed against your product photography and partner brand marks.
- Late April 2027Booth, mounts and crates ship to the advance warehouse for Miami Beach with margin for causeway delays.
- Move-in, before May 18, 2027Targeted move-in through the west docks; our on-site team installs and runs the pre-show QA.
- May 18–20, 2027XPO Hall open; a Purple project manager is on call for the whole run.
- From the May 20 closeDismantle, platforms and spares packed to your return plan, booth to storage or the next show.
XPONENTIAL exhibitor questions
Questions exhibitors ask us before XPONENTIAL
How much does a 20×20 at XPONENTIAL cost?
A 20×20 custom island runs $50,000 to $120,000 and a 20×20 rental island $16,000 to $40,000, covering design, structure, graphics and installation. Engineered platform mounts, demo stations and a closed meeting room move the number. Send us your platform dimensions, weights and footprint and we return a fixed quote.
Can you install at the Miami Beach Convention Center?
Yes. Our on-site team installs at the Miami Beach Convention Center with a Purple project manager on the floor. We design the mounts from your platform's dimensions and weight, route heavy crates through the west docks on a booked target and level every fixture before your team arrives.
Can we rent a booth for XPONENTIAL?
Yes. Rental structures with your graphics, custom mounts on a rental frame and fully custom builds are all available. A 10×20 rental runs $7,500 to $15,000. Most first-time XPONENTIAL exhibitors start with a 10×10 or 10×20 rental, add one engineered platform fixture, and upgrade the structure in a later year.
When do we need to decide?
Design sign-off by early March 2027 gives a comfortable 30 to 45 day build in Fishkill and a late-April ship date to the advance warehouse. Later is possible; the trade-off is choice of finishes, freight cost and how much of the Miami Beach labor pool is still open.
Do you handle the exhibitor paperwork, service orders and drayage?
Yes. We read the XPONENTIAL exhibitor kit, file the EAC form naming Purple as your contractor, order rigging, electrical and internet from the center's exclusive providers, book your freight targets and handle the drayage paperwork, and keep you copied on every deadline.
Before you sign with anyone
Five questions to ask any exhibit builder for XPONENTIAL:
- Is every fee on the proposal, including what the show contractor bills?
- Who builds the booth: your own shop or a subcontractor?
- Will your project manager be on the floor for install and dismantle?
- What exactly is in the rental, and what is billed by the show?
- Where does the booth go after the show, and what does storage cost?
Common situations
Already own a booth? We refresh the graphics, repair what is worn, ship it, install it and store it between shows. You keep the structure you paid for.
Exhibiting from outside the US? We are your team on the ground: freight to the advance warehouse, show-service orders, installation and storage, with one project manager answering your emails in your time zone.
Short on time? A rental with your graphics can be ready in two to three weeks. We tell you on the first call what is realistic for your date.
Get a proposal
Tell us about your XPONENTIAL booth
What happens next
- We reply within one business day with questions about your products, goals and footprint.
- You get a concept rendering and a fixed proposal, usually within a week. Every last fee listed upfront, in full, on paper.
- We build in 30–45 days, ship to the advance warehouse and install before the hall opens.