Intambo yocingo iyithuluzi elenziwe ngemichilo eminingi yensimbi emihle esontekile ndawonye. Ifaka amandla aphezulu, ukugqoka kokuphefumula, nokumelana nokugqwala. Kusetshenziswa kabanzi ezinhlanganweni eziholela emikhondweni ehlukahlukene, efana nama-gantry cranes, ama-cranes ebhuloho, imishini yamachwebeni kanye nama-cranes athembekile, ukuhlinzeka amandla aphezulu okuphakamisa kanye nokumiswa.
Intambo ye-crane wire yenziwe ngemicu eminingi yocingo lwensimbi enhle, ngalinye lisontekile kanye nemichilo eminingi emihle. Lesi sakhiwo sandisa ukuguquguquka kwentambo ye-wire namandla okuthwala umthwalo. Izinto ezijwayelekile zifaka insimbi yekhabhoni, insimbi ye-alloy, nensimbi engenasici. Izinto ezifanele kufanele zikhethwe ngokuya ngesicelo esithile nezidingo.
Intambo yocingo inamandla aphezulu kakhulu futhi ingamelana nengxabano enkulu nesisindo. Iphinde ibe nokumelana kahle kakhulu, okuvumela ukuthi isebenze isikhathi eside ngaphandle kokugqoka noma ukuqhekeka. Impilo yenkonzo yentambo yocingo incike ezintweni ezifana nendawo yokusebenza, imvamisa, nomthwalo. Ngaphansi kwezimo ezijwayelekile zokusebenza, kugcinwe kahle futhi kunakekelwa izintambo ze-wire ngokuvamile zinokuphila isikhathi eside.