The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for process-optimized manufacture of wooden boards, in particular fiberboards or MDF boards. In order to provide such a method and such an apparatus, which allow
quality optimization and at the same time also continuous
quality assurance, make it possible to determine the best possible control variables particularly easily and quickly, and additionally ensure
continuous production with the lowest possible reject rate and the greatest possible process stability, according to the invention at least one process parameter, in particular the
water content and / or the amount of
adhesive applied to the fibrous material, is measured by near-
infrared spectroscopy and the measured values of the at least one process parameter are transmitted to a
control unit for
process optimization and / or for process-optimized control of the method. The at least one process parameter is measured at one or more positions selected from a position during the provision of wood chips directly downstream of the lumberyard, in particular between the lumberyard and a subsequent wood-
chip scrubber, and / or a position downstream of the provision of wood chips and during the boiling of the fibrous material, in particular between a wood-
chip scrubber and a pre-boiler or a boiler, and / or a position directly downstream of the
drying of the glued fibrous material, in particular between the dryer and a screen and / or the
fiber bin, and / or a position on or in the
fiber bin, in particular on a window of the
fiber bin, and / or a position downstream of the spreading, in particular downstream of the spreading
station and / or downstream of a
molding machine, and / or upstream of a press for pressing the molded strand and / or in the region of the molding belt.