The invention relates to a measuring station, in particular for a pipe cutting machine (2), having a first distance sensor (8) which can be pivoted about a transverse axis (16) by means of a drive (13) and serves to generate a first scanning beam (6) which scans an object (4) during the continuous pivoting movement and measures first distance measurement values in a pulsed manner, and having a second distance sensor (19) which is stationary in relation to the transverse axis (16) and serves to generate a second scanning beam (22) which is directed towards an angle measuring plate (21), which is connected to the first distance sensor (8) in a rotationally fixed manner, and measures second distance measurement values in a pulsed manner, and having an electronic synchronization unit (17) which has connections for the first and second distance measurement signals, and having a computer unit (18) which calculates a profile of the object (4) to be measured from the synchronized distance measurement signals.