Izitofu zokushisisa zisetshenziswa ezimbonini ezahlukahlukene ngenhloso yokushisisa. Ukushisisa kuwukushisa into ethile ezingeni lokushisa elithile elingaphansi kwephuzu layo lokuncibilika kodwa liphakeme ngokwanele ukubangela ukuthi izinhlayiya zayo zinamathele komunye nomunye. Kunezigaba ezintathu eziyinhloko zokushisisa: ukufudumeza, ukupholisa kanye nokubamba. Ukushisisa kuvame ukusetshenziswa ekusetshenzisweni kwensimbi eyimpuphu, ekukhiqizeni izinto zobumba, kanye neminye imikhakha eyahlukahlukene.
Izimboni ezijwayelekile ezisebenzisa izitofu zokushisisa zifaka:
Ithuluzi Lokusika
Insimbi Eyimpuphu
Inqubo ye-3D
Izitsha Zobumba Ezithuthukisiwe
Izikhali Zomzimba Nezemoto
Izindiza
Izinzuzo Zesithando Sokuthulula I-Vacuum
Izingxenye ezihlanzekile nezikhanyayo
Ukuguquguquka okumangalisayo komklamo
Ukushintsha okusheshayo
Ikhwalithi ephezulu
Amaphutha ambalwa
Ukulungiswa okulula
Ukukhiqiza okuphezulu kakhulu