Cutting oils are used in surface grinding, drilling, turning, milling and power-sawing metals.

The cutting and shaping of compliant and resistant materials using machines controlled by a computer (CNC machines). Cutting / soluble oil is often used when metals are being shaped.

Controlling the dust and fumes from shaping and cutting plastic materials by hand and by machine.

Shaping and cutting plastic materials by machine (bandsaw, drilling, metal centre lathe and moulding trimmer).