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Nominations are still open for the 2021 3D Printing Industry Awards, which have become a regular and well-loved feature on the additive manufacturing calendar since 2016. The awards are chosen…Cast your nominations now for the 2021 3D Printing Industry Awards

Quality assurance software developer Sigma Labs (NASDAQ: SGLB) has revealed that its revenue fell 14% in Q2 2021 due to an unforeseen series of contract delays.  Over the second quarter…“Frustrating” Sigma Labs delays cause its revenue to decline 14%

German machine tool manufacturer TRUMPF has provided a rare insight into its fiscal results, issuing sales projections for the 2020/21 and 2021/22 financial years.  In a brief glimpse of its…TRUMPF projects order growth of up to 18% in glimpse of 2021/22 financials

Agricultural technology startup Dragontech is using 3D printing to develop a new accessible drone-based data gathering platform to aid commercial farmers to identify potential problems in their fields. The company…Dragontech to build agricultural data platform with 3D printed sensor-embedded drones

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has announced a transfer in jurisdiction over certain technologies that could be used to 3D print firearms.  Earlier this…U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security imposes ‘EAR’ restrictions on 3D printed guns

DIY technology YouTuber befinitiv has used a low-cost 3D printer to turn a 50-year-old analog camera into a digital one. By swapping out the film canister of a vintage Cosina…YouTuber digitizes 50 year old analog camera using 3D printing technology

Technology YouTuber Create Inc has developed an open-source 3D printing G-code generator that allows users to create custom G-code without the need for a 3D model. Inspired by the FullControl…YouTuber develops open-source custom G-code generator for 3D printing

Oil and gas giant Royal Dutch Shell has been leveraging 3D printing for design prototyping and tooling for some time, and is now turning its attention to additively manufacturing spare…Shell ramps up 3D printing activities for offshore spare parts

Researchers at Wesleyan University have used 3D printing to reassess a long-standing theory proposed by British mathematician Lord Kelvin 150 years ago.  In essence, Kelvin predicted that a sphere shape…Unique 3D printed shape shakes up Lord Kelvin’s 150-year-old math theory

Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and University of Science and Technology of China have devised a novel bioprinting-based method of curing previously untreatable spinal cord injuries.  Using a…Introducing the 3D bioprinted neural tissues with the potential to ‘cure’ human paralysis