Method of operating a machine for the manufacture and/or refinement of material webs

A measurement system for use in operating a method for manufacturing and/or refining a material web wherein the machine includes at least one machine section, the system comprising:

• a plurality of measurement zones arranged in series along a process direction of the machine;
• at least one of the plurality of measurement zones being located in the at least one machine section;
• at least one measurement device for detecting data being located in each of the plurality of measurement zones;
• and
• each of the measurement devices detecting the data while moving along at least two degrees of freedom of movement;
• and
• an evaluation unit for evaluating the data.

A measurement system for use in operating a machine for manufacturing and/or refining a material web wherein the machine includes a press section, a dryer section and a refinement section, the system comprising:

• a plurality of measurement zones arranged in series along a process direction of the machine;
• each of the dryer section and the refinement section including at least two measurement zones;
• at least one measurement device for detecting data being located in a region of each measurement zone;
• and
• each of the measurement devices detecting the data while moving along at least two degrees of freedom of movement;
• and
• an evaluation unit for evaluating the data being coupled to each of the measurement devices,
• wherein the data concerns at least one measured parameter relating to the manufacture or refinement of the material web.