Oomatshini bahlukeneyo kwaye banokuhlelwa ngeendlela ezininzi, ezifana: ngomsebenzi (oomatshini bamandla, oomatshini bokuphatha izinto eziphathekayo, oomatshini bokutyumza, njl.); ngoshishino (oomatshini bezolimo, oomatshini bemigodi, oomatshini belaphu, njl.); kunye nomgaqo wokusebenza (oomatshini abashushu, oomatshini bamanzi, oomatshini bebhayonikhi, njl.njl.).
Ngaphaya koko, oomatshini bangena amanqanaba aliqela ngemisebenzi eyahlukeneyo ngexesha lophando lwabo, uphuhliso, uyilo, ukwenziwa, kunye nokusetyenziswa. Ngokusekwe kula manqanaba ahlukeneyo, ubunjineli boomatshini bunokwahlulwa kwakhona kwiinkqubo ezininzi ezinxibeleleneyo kunye nezongezelelweyo, ezinjengophando ngoomatshini, uyilo lomatshini, ukwenziwa koomatshini, kunye nokusetyenziswa koomatshini kunye nokugcinwa.
Ezi ngqeqesho-zohlukeneyo, zihlelwa ngokwemiba eyahlukeneyo, ziyadibana kwaye ziyadibana, ezinokuthi zikhokhelele kumakhulu{1}}emigaqo yobunjineli boomatshini. Umzekelo, oomatshini bombane, abahlelwa ngokomsebenzi, banobudlelwane obuntsonkothileyo obudlulayo kunye{3}}}nemigaqo enjengoomatshini abashushu, oomatshini bolwelo, oomatshini bomoya, oomatshini bombane, oomatshini bombane, oomatshini bamandla enyukliya, iinjini zokutsha zangaphakathi, iiinjini zegesi, kunye nezixhobo ezinjengoomatshini basembindini, oololiwe, izixhobo zombane, oololiwe, oololiwe ubunjineli baselwandle, kunye nobunjineli beemoto. Iiinjini zomphunga zaselwandle ngoomatshini bamandla, kunye noomatshini bobushushu, oomatshini bolwelo kunye noomatshini bomoya. Ngakwimizi-mveliso yamandla olwandle, amaziko ombane asebenza ngomphunga, kwaye anokuba ngakwizixhobo zamandla enyukliya, njl.
