A wood-based board hot press for producing a wood-based board , wherein the wood-based board hot press has (a) an inlet side and an outlet side , and (b) is designed to press a fiber cake supplied on the inlet side in order to form a wood-based board , (c) a temperature measurement device which - is designed for the automatic, contactless, time-resolved measurement of the temperature (T) of the wood-based board on the outlet side and - comprises an infrared camera and (d) an control unit , characterized in that (e) the control unit is configured to automatically execute a method featuring the steps: (i) detecting a first lateral temperature (T 1 ) of a first point (S 1 ) in a left-hand lateral area of the wood-based board , (ii) detecting a second lateral temperature (T 2 ) of a second point (S 2 ) in a right-hand lateral area of the wood-based board , and (iii) adjusting at least one process parameter (P) of the wood-based board hot press such that the first lateral temperature (T 1 ) approaches the second lateral temperature (T 2 ), (iv) wherein the adjustment of the process parameter (P) comprises an increase in a press force (p) on the side of the lower temperature (T) and/or a reduction in the press force (p) on the side of the higher temperature. (a) an inlet side and an outlet side , and (b) is designed to press a fiber cake supplied on the inlet side in order to form a wood-based board , (c) a temperature measurement device which - is designed for the automatic, contactless, time-resolved measurement of the temperature (T) of the wood-based board on the outlet side and - comprises an infrared camera and - is designed for the automatic, contactless, time-resolved measurement of the temperature (T) of the wood-based board on the outlet side and - comprises an infrared camera and (d) an control unit , characterized in that (e) the control unit is configured to automatically execute a method featuring the steps: (i) detecting a first lateral temperature (T 1 ) of a first point (S 1 ) in a left-hand lateral area of the wood-based board , (ii) detecting a second lateral temperature (T 2 ) of a second point (S 2 ) in a right-hand lateral area of the wood-based board , and (iii) adjusting at least one process parameter (P) of the wood-based board hot press such that the first lateral temperature (T 1 ) approaches the second lateral temperature (T 2 ), (iv) wherein the adjustment of the process parameter (P) comprises an increase in a press force (p) on the side of the lower temperature (T) and/or a reduction in the press force (p) on the side of the higher temperature. (i) detecting a first lateral temperature (T 1 ) of a first point (S 1 ) in a left-hand lateral area of the wood-based board , (ii) detecting a second lateral temperature (T 2 ) of a second point (S 2 ) in a right-hand lateral area of the wood-based board , and (iii) adjusting at least one process parameter (P) of the wood-based board hot press such that the first lateral temperature (T 1 ) approaches the second lateral temperature (T 2 ), (iv) wherein the adjustment of the process parameter (P) comprises an increase in a press force (p) on the side of the lower temperature (T) and/or a reduction in the press force (p) on the side of the higher temperature. <EOS>