We are delighted to announce the joining of Dr. Aslam as the first postdoc at the Metal Forming Research Lab. His project is on the real-time data monitoring of MMCs-AISI304 stainless steel melt pool sledding on low-carbon steel using wire arc additive manufacturing. His PhD is from National Institute of Technology (NIT) Silchar, Assam, India. Welcome, Dr. Aslam.

Engineering and Technology Week (ETW2025) was organized by Malaysian Society of Engineering and Technology (MySET) from 17th to 23rd of May 2025. The theme of ETW2025 is “Digital Revolution in Engineering and Technology: Redefining Efficiency, Safety and Sustainability”. The lab has given a slot to expose ourselves to the public thru sharing session by our Coordinator Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Ahmad Baharuddin Abdullah. His talk is on Metal Additive Manufacturing: Issues and Challenges. He has take this opportunity to share an update about the research run at the lab. 

Today is a big day for Mr Muhammad Zulkhairi because of his success in his viva voce. After more than 4 hours of defense, his sacrifies paid off. Congratulation to him. The project is about development of lightweight structure by joining mild steel and aluminum using friction stir welding. His contribution is on effect of post-welding heat treatment on formability of the blank. Thank you to all examiners for constructive comments and suggestions. 

Our research on metal additive manufacturing expanded further by be part of the team that managed to secure a fund under the ASEAN-India Collaboration Project. The project was initiated by Assoc. Prof. D. Rajamani from Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India. The team members are Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Ahmad Baharuddin from the School of Mechanical Engineering and Assist. Prof. Dr. Xuan Liang from NTU, Singapore. The project title is Development of Titanium-steel and Nickel-titanium bimetallic structures through additive manufacturing for structural and aerospace applications.  The project duration is 2 years. Today, 8/5/2025, at 2:30 pm, the first meeting was held and the discussion was more to get to know each other. It is an honor to be part of the team.