We enter 2024 with a good start. Congratulations to the team for their hard work. Two papers have already been published, and two more papers have just been accepted and are at the publication stage. Hopefully, we can retain the momentum for the coming years and continuously contribute.

Alhamdulillah and congratulation to the team who double awards at the SAEMIIE 2023 organized by SAE International Malaysia at UTM Jalan Semarak, KL on 20th of December 2023. One of our aims in participating the exhibition is to seek for collaborator from industry who can bring the product forward i.e. commercialization. We are keep upgrading the technology to the latest requirement and demands by various stakeholders.

In conjunction with book launching, I have been invited by UMPSA Press (before known as UMP Press) to give review about the book. The book is about 5 engineers muslim who are really give impact to their community. Me and Prof Ahmad Razlan authored the book and alhamdulillah publish this year. The book can be purchased from various platfrom like Shoppee. It is a new experience to me. Thanks God, everthing gone smoothly and it had been delivered successfully. Hope that the book can be utilized and motivate as many people as possible. 

Universiti Teknikal Melaka Malaysia (UTeM) is one of the public technical universities in Malaysia and well know as the most equipped with additive manufacturing facilities. Therefore, on the 4th of December 2023. I have paid a visit to their facilties, facilitate by Head of 3D Printing and Innovation Laboratory and Manager of one of the CoE at UTeM, Assoc. Prof. Ir. Ts. Dr. Mohd Rizal Alkahari. I am very impressed with the team and progress made in heading the country on addtive manufacturing research. As a new comer in this area, we at MFRL is hoping that one day, we can be like them.