Análise de estudos na área de manufatura digital: uma revisão de literatura

Companies seeking to remain competitive and market leaders have seen the necessity to insert the digital manufacturing in their companies. Digital manufacturing seeks to integrate methods and Computer-Aided tools to plan new products, plants and operational processes, and several authors have emphasized the benefits of its implementation in manufacturing environment. This paper aims to compile the advances in academic research related to digital manufacturing/factory, seeking to understand the evolution of publications on this subject. The results showed that since the late 90´s there is a growing interest in this theme and significant increase in the number of publications. Countries like Germany, USA and China, besides being pioneers, are the main contributors to the theme, mainly in mechanical and industrial engineering departments, however, there is still no defined group of authors who stand out. It was also found that terms like systems, models, integration, simulation, planning and production are often used in the context of digital manufacturing. This study contributes to academic and industrial scenario driving future researches about this theme.