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The aim of this work was to investigate the technologies of DTs and DSs, with a focus on their application in an industrial context, delving into the approaches and difficulties of the integration of both technologies, so that it can be explored and answered the respective challenges. To this end, literature reviews on these topics were explored by reading various sources, as well as analyzing different methodologies for implementing and integrating the two technologies. 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