Lathe ena e kopana le litlhoko tse khethehileng tsa basebelisi ba liindasteri tsa petroleum, geological, merafo le lik'hemik'hale, 'me ha ho nosetsoa temo le ho ntša metsi, e khona ho khaola likhoele tse fapaneng tse otlolohileng le tse thata tsa liphaephe tsa manonyeletso, lithupa tsa ho cheka, liphaephe tsa ho lahla, liphaephe tsa metsi, liphaephe tsa metsi le liphaephe tsa pompo ea metsi ho feta moruo le ka mokhoa o atlehileng ha o bapisoa le mochine oa lathe le lisebelisoa tse fapaneng. likhoele tsa module, shafts le disks.