Ngaphezu kwalokho, abakhiqizi besikhunta bangaphinde bahlukaniswe zibe isikhunta se-hardware ngokusho kwezinto ezihlukahlukene zokwakha isikhunta: kufaka phakathi ukufa kwe-stamping, ukufa kwe-forging, i-extrusion dies, i-extrusion dies, i-die-casting dies, i-forging dies, njll; ama-non-metallic dies ahlukaniswe abe: isikhunta sepulasitiki kanye nesikhunta se-Inorganic non-metal. Ngokwezinto ezihlukahlukene zesikhunta ngokwayo, isikhunta singahlukaniswa sibe: isikhunta sesihlabathi, isikhunta sensimbi, isikhunta se-vacuum, isikhunta sepharafini nokunye. Phakathi kwabo, ngokuthuthuka okusheshayo kwamapulasitiki e-polymer, isikhunta sepulasitiki sihlobene eduze nokuphila kwabantu. Izibunjwa zepulasitiki ngokuvamile zingahlukaniswa zibe: isikhunta sokubumba umjovo, isikhunta se-extrusion, isikhunta esisizwa ngegesi, njalonjalo.