Today is a day that cannot be forgotten by Amer. History was made as he passed his viva voce with minor corrections. Amer came to USM with a lack of knowledge and experience in research. Alhamdulillah, at last he managed to complete his journey as a PhD student and successfully published 3 papers along the way. Hopefully he can use the lesson with his student at JMTI, Bukit Minyak, Penang.

His study is focus on a study on new joint configuration for AA6061-T6 blank with different thickness. Comparison was made among the typical joint i.e. butt, with two other joints, scarf and double butt lap joints in terms of springback behaviour and mechanical characteristics including tensile and hardness properties. 

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.