Manufacturing Fixture System and Associated Process Having a Rest Pad Force Sensor with Closed Loop Feedback

A manufacturing fixture process configured to hold a component in proper fixture during manufacturing comprising:

• supporting at least in part the component during manufacturing by at least one rest pad;
• sensing and transmitting a force signal exerted on the at least one rest pad by the component during manufacturing by at least one sensor associated with the at least one rest pad;
• clamping the component onto the at least one rest pad by a clamping component configured to rigidly hold the component;
• receiving and monitoring at least one force exerted on the at least one rest pad by a force monitoring system configured to receive and monitor a signal indicating a force exerted on the at least one rest pad, and wherein the force monitoring system is configured to determine whether the force exerted on the at least one rest pad comprises at least one of the following determinations:
• the force exerted on the at least one rest pad is within a predetermined range, the force exerted on the at least one rest pad exceeds the predetermined range, and the force exerted on the at least one rest pad is below the predetermined range;
• and
• outputting the force exerted on the at least one rest pad with an output device.