The Bulletin MFRL focuses on publication relates to design and development of product/part/machine/tool that may gives impact to B-40, either to assisst them in daily life or increase their income. Quality article to be considered for the bulletin may comes from the following coverage, but not limited to;

1. Analysis of conceptual design

2. Testing of the prototype

3. Real enviroment evaluation

4. Costing 

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

• The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
• The submission file is in Microsoft Word 97-2003 (*.doc) or higher document file format. This will be used as the main submission file. Up to 2000 words only.
• The article will go thru the editorial review process only.
• The text is single-spaced; uses a 6-point font (Calibri); employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points with number and appropriate caption,
• Reference in brief that contain authors name, journal, year, volume and page number only. Examples are as below;

• Nandana, W. and de Mel, W. Asian Association of Open Universities Journal, 2016;11(1):13-23.
• http://www.eac.org.my/web/document/EAC-ETAC%20CovidGuidelines.pdf. Access date: 15^th of April 2020
• Wasserman, S. https://www.engineering.com/Education/EducationArticles/ArticleID/6806/An-Online-Experiment-of-Online-Experiments.aspx. 2013. Access date: 2nd of April 2020.
• https://www.slideserve.com/hester/online-automation-and-control-an-experiment-in-distance-engineering-education. Access date 15th of April 2020.

Author Guidelines

Bulletin MFRL commits to ensuring ethics in its publishing. Submission of paper to Bulletin MFRL implies that the Author(s) declare that the work is original, is not plagiarised, and is not previously published or is currently under consideration for publication elsewhere.

Copyright Declaration

Copyright of articles that appear in Bulletin MFRL belongs exclusively to Metal Forming Lab as the publisher. This copyright covers the rights to reproduce the article, including reprints, electronic reproductions, or any other reproductions of similar nature.

Privacy Statement

The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.

Submission Method

Email your full manuscript to editor in chief via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or alternatively This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 Today (30th of April 2021) is the last for Adha as Research Officer at Metal Forming Lab. After about a year, his contract ends today and we wish him good luck for his new journey. His contributions is countless and many delayed projects (that involve fabrication) completed by him. He also assist many postgraduate and undergraduate students in their fabrication works. 

Based on the recent paper published in Jurnal Kejuruteraan by Zeki Cinar and the team (Zeki Cinar, Mohammed Asmael, Qasim Zeeshan & Babak Safaei, Effect of Springback on A6061 Sheet Metal Bending: A Review, Jurnal Kejuruteraan 33(1) 2021: 13-26), recognized USM as the leading institution on the study of springback in sheet metal specifically AA6061 and our members as the top researchers. This is based on SCOPUS database search. Congratulations to all. USM - WE LEAD