Emkhakheni we-metallurgy, ama-motor kagesi asetshenziswa ezinhlobonhlobo zemishini nemishini ukusekela ukucubungula kwensimbi kanye nezinqubo zokukhiqiza. Amamotho kagesi adlala indima ebalulekile embonini yensimbi njengoba eshayela amathuluzi ahlukahlukene, okuhlanganisa iziko elincibilikayo, izigayo eziginqikayo, izinto zokupholisa, namabhande okuthutha. Lezi zingcezu zemishini zidinga izinhlobo ezahlukene kanye nosayizi bamamotho kagesi ukuze bahlangabezane nezidingo zabo ezithile zamandla.
Ama-motor kagesi asetshenziswa kabanzi emkhakheni we-metallurgical, njengalokhu: imishini yokuncibilikisa (ukushayela ukusebenza kwezithando, izindawo zokuhlanza, njll.), imishini yokugoqa (ukuhlinzeka ngamandla okugaya, njll.), ukuphatha izinto ezibonakalayo, ukungena komoya kanye nokususa uthuli. (ukuqinisekisa ukuthi indawo yokusebenza yendawo yokukhipha umoya kanye nemishini yokususa uthuli isebenze kahle), okokusebenza kokumpompa (njengamaphampu ajikelezayo, amaphampu okuphakelayo), amafeni ombhoshongo wokupholisa (ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ukupholisa uhlelo lusebenza kahle), ukuxuba imishini, ukuphakamisa imishini, okokuvikela imvelo ( Ukuhlanza igesi ephumayo, ukuthuthwa kwendle nezinye izinto zokusebenza).
Lezi zinhlelo zokusebenza zenza inqubo yokukhiqiza i-metallurgical isebenze kahle, izenzekele futhi yonge amandla, ithuthukise izinga lomkhiqizo kanye nokukhiqiza. Ukusebenza nokuthembeka kwamamotho kudlala indima ebalulekile ekusebenzeni kahle kwezinqubo ze-metallurgical.