Metalilux attended the 8th edition symposium on Functional Coatings and Surface Engineering that was held in Montreal on June4-7th 2017. The symposium is organised by the Regroupement québécois sur les matériaux de pointe (Quebec Consortium of Advanced Materials – RQMP) and the St. Lawrence Chapter of the AVS Science and Technology of Materials, Interfaces in collaboration with the Society of Vacuum Coaters, and hosted by Polytechnique Montréal and Université de Montréal.