Tablet presses, granulators, blister packing lines and clean-room utilities need lubricants that protect the machine without putting product quality or audits at risk.
In a pharmaceutical plant a lubricant is judged on two counts: does it protect the machine, and could it ever reach the product? Tablet press punches and cams, capsule fillers, blister packers and cartoners have lubrication points close to open product or primary packs. Auditors expect a documented choice of lubricant for every point, with H1-registered products wherever incidental contact is possible. Near product zones the safe default is an NSF H1 registered lubricant, applied sparingly and recorded.
Banesto supplies NSF H1 registered white grease, PTFE dry-film lubricant for clean areas, long-life bearing grease for motors and air-handling fans, and oils and belts for gearboxes, compressors and utilities.
Selected from our 852+ SKU range for the duty cycles most common in pharmaceutical 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tablet presses | Punches, guides, cams (incidental contact zone) | Food-Grade White Grease NSF H1 | Apply sparingly and wipe off excess before production. |
| Capsule fillers, blister and cartoning machines | Cams, chains, guides | NSF H1 grease or PTFE Dry-Film | Record every point in the lubrication register. |
| Blenders, granulators, coating pans | Drive gearboxes outside the product zone | Industrial Gear Oil ISO VG 220, or the maker's grade | Check seals so oil can never weep towards product. |
| AHUs, pumps, motors | Bearings | Polyurea Long-Life Bearing Grease | Follow the motor plate for quantity and interval. |
| AHU and cooling-tower fans | Belt drives | Beltone wedge belts (SPZ, SPA) | Check tension at every preventive-maintenance visit. |
| Utility compressors | Crankcase | Compressor Oil ISO VG 100 for lubricated compressors | Use oil-free compressors or proper filtration for product-contact air. |
NSF H1 is the registration for lubricants acceptable where incidental contact with food may occur; pharmaceutical plants apply the same standard near product. H1 lubricants are formulated with ingredients permitted under FDA 21 CFR 178.3570.
Not everywhere. H1 is the safe choice wherever incidental contact is possible: near open product, primary packs and product-contact parts. Utilities and enclosed equipment away from the product can use standard industrial lubricants, as set by your plant's risk assessment.
Avoid it. Purge the old grease completely when converting a point to H1; otherwise the mixture is no longer H1 and the thickeners may not be compatible. See can you mix two greases.
A lubricant list by machine and point, H1 registration evidence, data sheets and safety data sheets, and records of lubrication done. Ask us for the data sheets of the grades you use.
Preparing for a GMP audit or converting a line to H1? Send us your machine list and our team will mark every lubrication point and prescribe the right grade for each.