Potencialidades da manufatura aditiva

Abstract

Additive manufacturing is an important technology with a potential to innovate the production methods through its characteristics such as sustainability, possibility to print complex parts, customization of the product and possibility to print parts in situ. However, many technological and material challenges, such as secure intellectual property of the digital designs, reduction of the production time, adaptation of standards, reach gender equity for additive manufacturing, etc. Such challenges need to be faced so that technique can be widely used in the industry 4.0 environment. In order to solve such challenges, many innovations in equipment, materials and applications are being carried out. Some highlights in innovation are the development of new materials, such as metal alloys, cellulose, silica and silicates used in additive manufacturing. In the applications area, fabrication of aeronautical and automotive parts with 3D printing, tissue engineering and additive manufacturing for medical use, local printing of spare parts, software development and other tools are being carried out to help the parts production with additive manufacturing. Therefore, through this bibliografic review, this work has as objective to display the challenges and the innovations of additive manufacturing in the industrial area. The literature shows that the additive manufacturing field is promising, however much has to be developed so that this technique becomes a key player in the industrial sector.