Lo matshini wokuthunga uzenzekela okanye obizwa ngokuba yitoti yokuthunga isetyenziselwa ukuthunga zonke iindidi zeetoti ezingqukuva njengetoti, iitoti zealuminiyam, iitoti zeplastiki kunye neetoti zephepha. Ngomgangatho othembekileyo kunye nokusebenza ngokulula, sisixhobo esifanelekileyo esiyimfuneko kumashishini afana nokutya, isiselo, ikhemesti kunye nobunjineli bemichiza. Umatshini unokusetyenziswa yedwa okanye kunye neminye imigca yokuvelisa yokuzalisa.
Kukho imodeli emibini yolu matshini oluzenzekelayo lwe-seamer, enye luhlobo oluqhelekileyo, ngaphandle kokukhuselwa kothuli, isantya sokutywinwa sisisigxina; enye luhlobo lwesantya esiphezulu, kunye nokhuseleko lothuli, isantya sihlengahlengiswa nge-inverter frequency.