Uru ruhererekane rw'imashini zikoreshwa mu gukamura amazi zikwiriye ibikorwa nko gupima, kunama, gukurura, gusohora ibintu mu buryo bukonje, gusiba, kugorora no gushyira ibikoresho by'icyuma mu buryo bushyushye. Binakoreshwa mu gukamura ibikoresho bishingiye ku ifu n'ibikurura, ndetse no mu gukamura ibikoresho bya pulasitiki n'ibikoresho bikingira ubushyuhe.