CNC machine shops, press shops, fabrication units and assembly plants rely on a dozen different lubricants. Getting each one right, and keeping them apart, decides tool life, part quality and uptime.
A typical engineering plant runs hydraulic presses, CNC lathes and machining centres, air compressors, gearboxes, conveyors and hundreds of electric motors under one roof. Each needs its own lubricant, and many breakdowns start with the wrong one: hydraulic oil in a slideway lubricator, a coolant tank left to go rancid, or a motor bearing packed with the wrong grease. A short, consolidated list of correct grades is the simplest reliability programme a plant can have.
Banesto supplies the full set from one source: hydraulic oils, slideway oil, neat and soluble cutting oils, compressor and gear oils, bearing greases and Beltone V-belts.
Selected from our 852+ SKU range for the duty cycles most common in machine shops and assembly plants. Every recommendation is matched by application (temperature, load, speed and exposure), not by catalogue number. Where the equipment maker specifies a grade, the maker's specification comes first.
Need specifications? Full technical data sheets are available for every grade.
View Product Datasheets →A starting point for your lubrication schedule, point by point.
| Equipment | Lubrication point | Banesto product | Good practice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydraulic presses, power packs | Reservoir | Hydraulic Oil HLP 46; HLP 68 for hot or heavily loaded presses | Label every reservoir with its grade. |
| CNC lathes, VMCs, HMCs | Guideways (automatic lubricator) | Slideway Oil ISO VG 68 | Never fill the way lubricator with hydraulic oil. |
| CNC machines | Coolant tank | Soluble Cutting Oil at 3–10% | Check concentration with a refractometer every week. |
| Gear hobbers, automats, thread rolling | Cutting zone | Neat Cutting Oil | Keep water out of neat oil tanks. |
| Reciprocating air compressors | Crankcase | Compressor Oil ISO VG 100 | Drain condensate from the receiver daily. |
| Gearboxes, conveyors | Enclosed gears | Industrial Gear Oil ISO VG 220 | Check oil level and temperature monthly. |
| Electric motors | Bearings | Polyurea Bearing Grease | Follow the quantity and interval on the motor plate; do not over-grease. |
| Fans, pumps, machine drives | Belt drives | Beltone A or B section or SPZ/SPA wedge belts | Re-tension after the first 24 hours. |
No. Slideway oil contains tackiness and friction-modifying additives that stop stick-slip on guideways; hydraulic oil runs off the ways and can cause jerky, inaccurate movement. A few machines use one oil for both, but only where the machine maker allows it.
Usually 3–10% in water: lower for grinding, higher for heavy machining. Always add the oil to the water, not water to the oil. Our mixing ratio guide covers the details.
Most shops can run on six to eight: one hydraulic grade, a slideway oil, a soluble and a neat cutting oil, a compressor oil, a gear oil and one or two greases. Fewer grades means fewer mix-ups at top-up.
Neat oil lubricates better for slow, heavy operations such as threading, broaching and gear cutting; soluble oil cools better for high-speed turning and milling. See neat vs soluble cutting oil.
Running a machine shop, press shop or assembly plant? Send us your machine list and we will cut it down to a short list of correct grades, with a top-up chart for the shop floor.