I-Q1327 ipayipi elisindayo elihlanganisa umshini we-lathe usetshenziswa kakhulu ekuphenduleni imicu yangaphakathi neyangaphandle ehlanganisa intambo yemethrikhi neyintshi, kanye nokuba nayo yonke imisebenzi evamile yelathe yenjini evamile njengokucubungula ubuso bangaphakathi kanye nokuphela kwemigodi namadiski, lokhu Imishini ifakwe i-taper guide bar eyenza lolu chungechunge lucubungule intambo ye-taper.
Lo mshini we-lathe owuchungechunge usetshenziswa kakhulu ezimbonini ezihlanganisa ukuxhashazwa kwe-petroleum, izimayini zamalahle namaminerali, amapayipi amakhemikhali kanye ne-geological prospecting, iyimishini esebenza kahle kakhulu ekucubunguleni nasekulungiseni ipayipi lokumba, induku yokumba, ukuhlanganisa intambo nokunye.