Ai-flangei-ridge yangaphandle noma yangaphakathi, noma i-rim (udebe), ukuze uthole amandla, njenge-flange yensimbi efana ne-I-beam noma i-T-beam; noma ukunamathiselwa kwenye into, njenge-flange ekugcineni kwepayipi, isilinda se-steam, njll., noma ku-lens mount yekhamera; noma i-flange yemoto yesitimela noma isondo le-tram.I-flange iyindlela yokuxhuma amapayipi, ama-valve, amaphampu nezinye izinto zokusebenza ukuze kwakhiwe uhlelo lwamapayipi. Iphinde inikeze ukufinyelela okulula kokuhlanza, ukuhlolwa noma ukuguqulwa. Ama-flange ngokuvamile ashiselwe noma aphihliwe. Amalunga ane-flanged enziwa ngokuhlanganisa ama-flange amabili nge-gasket phakathi kwawo ukuze anikeze uphawu.