Umshini wokusika i-fiber laser uwumshini wokucubungula obalulekile ekuthuthukisweni okuqhubekayo kobuchwepheshe bamadivayisi ezokwelapha, ukuze kukhiqizwe imishini yezokwelapha emisha nengcono, awudingi nje kuphela ukusungula izinto ezintsha kwezobuchwepheshe, kodwa futhi udinga nezindlela zokucubungula ezithuthukisiwe kanye nemishini.
Kubakhiqizi abangochwepheshe bemishini yezokwelapha yemishini yewadi, imishini yekhemisi, imishini yegumbi lokuphakelwa eliphakathi kanye nemishini yokubulala amagciwane, ukuthuthukiswa kwemishini yemithi, ukukhiqizwa nokuthengiswa kwamabhizinisi, imikhiqizo minyaka yonke yokukhiqiza imishini yokucubungula insimbi enkulu. Abakhiqizi abaningi abakwazi ukukhokhela izindleko eziphakeme zokuhlanganiswa kokusika nge-laser, khona-ke inqubo yokuthenga imishini yokusika nge-laser esizimele isibe yindlela eya embonini yamadivayisi ezokwelapha. Fushanisa kakhulu umjikelezo wokukhiqiza, ukulethwa kunikeza isiqinisekiso esihle; ekuqaleni kwakuyingxenye yokucubungula kwe-turret punch bukhoma futhi kuthathelwe indawo umshini wokusika nge-laser, ukuze kudalwe inani elengeziwe, umshini wokusika nge-laser usetshenziswa ngokugcwele.