The On-Surf project is a mobilizer program that involves crosswise national companies from different sectors of activity and non-business entities of SI&I, in a broad consortium, around a priority axis in the international innovation Agenda, the Surface Engineering.

It intends to develop and apply surface modification processes that promote advanced and innovative solutions: (i) in sectors of very different activities, such as automobile, aeronautics, molds & Ferramentas, Saúde e Eletrónica; (ii) aligned with the strategic objectives of the national Clusters: Health Cluster Portugal, EnergyIN, Engineering & Tooling, Mobinov, Produtech, Tice.pt; (iii) involving companies positioned throughout the value chain, the surface modifiers, the solution applicators and end-users, intending to be an embryo for an enlarged initiative that intends to bring to the limelight a set of Scientific and technological competences, known to exist in Portugal in the area of surface engineering. ON-SURF aims, through the mobilization of the different actors that constitute the consortium, to implement a center of technological competencies under this strategic theme to catapulting companies to the international market through innovative products, Integrating new manufacturing and engineering processes.