Njengemathiriyeli ebalulekileyo yemizi-mveliso, intambo yocingo lwentsimbi idlala indima engenakuphinda ithathelwe indawo kwiindawo ezininzi enkosi kuyilo olulodwa lolwakhiwo kunye neepropathi ezigqwesileyo zoomatshini. Iingenelo zayo eziphambili zilele kumandla ayo aphezulu, ukumelana nokunxiba, ukuguquguquka, kunye nobomi benkonzo ende, oko kuyenza ibe yeyona nto iphambili kumashishini afana nokuphakamisa, ukuthutha, ukwakhiwa, kunye nemigodi.
Okokuqala, intambo yocingo yentsimbi inamandla aphezulu kakhulu okubambelela, eyinceda ukuba imelane nemithwalo emikhulu. Ulwakhiwo lwalo, olwakhiwe ukusuka kwimicu emininzi yocingo oluphezulu{1}}loluqinileyo lwentsimbi, lusasaza ngokulinganayo uxinzelelo xa luphantsi komthwalo, lunyusa ngokufanelekileyo umthwalo walo uwonke{2}}umthamo wokuthwala. Olu phawu luyenza ibe yimathiriyeli ekhethwayo yokuphakamisa izixhobo ezinzima, ukumisa iibhulorho, kunye nokuxhasa izakhiwo eziphakamileyo-.
Okwesibini, intambo yentsimbi yentsimbi inika ukuxhathisa okugqwesileyo. Unyango olukhethekileyo lomphezulu, olufana ne-galvanizing okanye i-grease coating, luxhathisa ngokufanelekileyo i-corrosion kunye ne-frictional wear, ukugcina ukusebenza okuzinzileyo nakwiindawo zokusebenza ezinzima. Olu phawu lugqwesa kwiindawo eziphezulu{2}}ezinxitywayo ezifana nemigodi kunye nobunjineli baselwandle, ukwehlisa ngokubonakalayo ukutshintshwa rhoqo kunye neendleko zokuzilungisa.
Ngaphaya koko, intambo yocingo lwentsimbi ibonisa ukuguquguquka okugqwesileyo kunye neempawu zokugoba. Ulwakhiwo olujijekileyo lweengcingo ezininzi zentsimbi lubenza bakwazi ukugoba ngokuguquguqukayo ngaphakathi kwezithuba ezintsonkothileyo ngelixa begcina amandla aneleyo, besenza ukuba zilungele iinkqubo zoomatshini ezifuna ukuhamba rhoqo okanye ukuqhubela phambili, njengeekhreyini, ii-elevator, kunye ne-cableways. Oku kuguquguquka akuphuculi nje ukusebenza kakuhle kodwa kunciphisa umngcipheko womonakalo wezixhobo ezinxulumene nezinto eziqinileyo.
Ekugqibeleni, iintambo zensimbi zinika ubomi obude benkonzo kunye neenzuzo ezibalulekileyo zezoqoqosho. Enkosi kukonakala kwazo, ukuguga, kunye nokungadinwa kwazo, zibonelela{1}}ixesha elide, ukusebenza okuzinzileyo nokugcinwa okufanelekileyo, ukucutha iindleko kunye nexesha elihambelana nokutshintshwa rhoqo.
Isishwankathelo, iintambo zentsimbi, kunye namandla azo aphezulu, ukuchasa ukunxiba, ukuguquguquka, kunye nobomi benkonzo ende, ziye zaba yinto ebaluleke kakhulu kwishishini lanamhlanje, ngokuqhubekayo ukubonelela ngesiseko esiluqilima sokusebenza ngokukhuselekileyo nokusebenzayo kwamashishini ahlukeneyo.
