{"id":97,"date":"2026-03-31T14:45:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcg.pt\/lites\/?page_id=97"},"modified":"2026-04-14T09:50:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T09:50:17","slug":"advancements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mcg.pt\/lites\/advancements\/","title":{"rendered":"Technical Advancements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-gutenverse-divider guten-element guten-divider guten-O1PLmr\"><div class=\"guten-divider-wrapper\"><div class=\"guten-divider-default guten-divider-line guten-divider-regular\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section-wrapper\" data-id=\"9pj0Zq\"><section class=\"wp-block-gutenverse-section guten-element guten-section guten-9pj0Zq layout-boxed align-stretch\"><div class=\"guten-container guten-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-gutenverse-column guten-element guten-column guten-qRUUS7\"><div class=\"guten-column-wrapper\" data-id=\"qRUUS7\"><div 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per roof) when compared with traditional metal construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p aria-label=\"Text Paragraph\" class=\"guten-element gutenverse-text guten-I04Ktx guten-FHwVAL\"><br><strong>Modularity of the solution<\/strong><br>Develop a modular system integrating all infrastructures, ensuring easier application with fewer assembly operations, minimising human error, reducing raw\u2011material consumption and guaranteeing system quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p aria-label=\"Text Paragraph\" class=\"guten-element gutenverse-text guten-fbKmMr guten-FHwVAL\"><br><strong>Reduced assembly time<\/strong><br>Reduce roof assembly time in the vehicle by at least 25% compared to traditional metal construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p aria-label=\"Text Paragraph\" class=\"guten-element gutenverse-text guten-TOVNsZ guten-FHwVAL\"><br><strong>Robotised production process for large\u2011dimension panels<\/strong><br>Develop a robotised manufacturing process capable of producing structures up to 15 \u00d7 3 metres and 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