Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a weighing system for a manufacturing device for products, comprising at least one electronically evaluable scale, comprising at least one carrier element for positioning at least one workpiece or stack of workpieces, in particular a group of horizontally adjacent workpieces and/or stacks of workpieces, and an evaluation unit connected to the scale for receiving and evaluating detected weighing data, the scale being operable in cooperation with the evaluation unit to detect the total weight and the horizontal weight distribution of at least one workpiece or stack of workpieces deposited on the carrier element. Further, the present disclosure includes a manufacturing system and an associated method.