Calibrating is the use of a widebelt to reduce the thickness of a component to a fixed dimension. This often requires a slow conveyor speed or a reciprocating table with high horsepower per inch of sanding belt, hard sanding rollers, high abrasive belt speeds and coarse grit abrasive belts.  Milling with a cutting tool is the fastest and least expensive way to calibrate, but the finish is often too rough.  Stone grinding provides an excellent finish, but is slow and expensive.  Calibrating with a widebelt machine typically has a cost closer to milling but a finish closer to stone grinding, making it an excellent alternative. Timesavers will run samples to demonstrate results on your product.

Wet vs. Dry
A basic decision that must be considered is whether the material should be processed in a wet or a dry machine. Wet and dry machines both process the material in the same way; wet machines simply add coolant that is sprayed on the part as it is processed.
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