Pakupanga ndi kulongedza zinthu zosiyanasiyana, makina olongedza zinthu amagwiritsidwa ntchito kuti azigwira ntchito yokha komanso kuti zinthu ziziyenda bwino. Makinawa amagwira ntchito yofunika kwambiri poonetsetsa kuti katundu wapakidwa bwino komanso moyenera kuti asungidwe kapena kutumizidwa. Pali mitundu yosiyanasiyana ya makina olongedza zinthu, kuphatikizapo makina odzaza, makina otsekera, makina olembera, makina okutira zinthu, makina olembera zinthu, ndi makina olembera zinthu. Makina odzaza zinthu amagwiritsidwa ntchito kudzaza ziwiya ndi zinthu zamadzimadzi kapena zopyapyala, pomwe makina otsekera amagwiritsa ntchito kutentha kapena guluu kuti atseke zinthu monga matumba, matumba, kapena makatoni. Makina olembera zinthu amaika zilembo pa zinthu kapena zinthu zolongedza, pomwe makina olembera zinthu amakulunga zinthu ndi zinthu zoteteza monga filimu ya pulasitiki, mapepala, kapena zojambulazo. Makina olongedza zinthu amaika ndikuyika zinthu pa mapaleti kuti asungidwe bwino komanso kunyamulidwa, pomwe makina olongedza zinthu amasonkhanitsa ndikuyika zinthu m'makatoni kuti zisungidwe kapena kutumizidwa. Mwachidule, makina olongedza zinthu ndi zida zofunika kwambiri popanga ndi kulongedza zinthu zosiyanasiyana, zomwe zimagwira ntchito yofunika kwambiri pakukonza magwiridwe antchito ndikuchepetsa zinyalala mu njira yoperekera zinthu.
Makina opakira ndi chipangizo chamakina chomwe chimagwiritsa ntchito njira yopakira ndi kudzaza mitundu yosiyanasiyana ya zinthu. Makinawa amatha kugwira zinthu zosiyanasiyana monga ufa, granules, zamadzimadzi, ndi zolimba. Ali ndi makina onyamulira omwe amasuntha chinthucho kuti chikapakidwe kupita kumalo odzaza mafuta komwe chimaperekedwa mu zinthu zopakira. Makinawa alinso ndi malo otsekera mafuta komwe phukusi limatsekedwa ndi kulembedwa. Ndi ntchito yake yothamanga kwambiri, makinawa amawonjezera kwambiri magwiridwe antchito ndikuchepetsa ndalama zogwirira ntchito poyerekeza ndi njira zopakira mafuta pamanja. Makina opakira mafuta amagwiritsidwa ntchito kwambiri m'mafakitale monga kukonza chakudya, mankhwala, ndi kupanga zinthu za ogula, komwe kulongedza zinthu mokhazikika komanso molondola ndikofunikira.