Ilaphu libhekisela kwizinto ezenziwe ngemicu, imisonto emincinci okanye iifilaments ezizezendalo okanye ezenziweyo okanye ezidityanisiweyo. Ngokusisiseko, ilaphu linokwahlulwa njengelaphu lendalo kunye nelaphu elenziweyo. Ilaphu lendalo eliphambili yikotoni, isilika, iflaneli, ilinen, isikhumba, uboya, ivelvet; Ilaphu elenziweyo liquka ikakhulu ipolyester, inylon kunye nespandex. Phantse zonke ilaphu zinokucutshungulwa kakuhle ngokusika nge-laser. Amanye amalaphu, afana nefelt kunye neboya, anokucutshungulwa ngokukrola nge-laser.
Njengezixhobo zokucubungula zanamhlanje, oomatshini be-laser bakhule ngokuthandwa kwimizi-mveliso yelaphu, yesikhumba neyeempahla. Indlela ye-laser, yahluke ngokupheleleyo kwiinkqubo zendabuko zelaphu, njengoko ibonakaliswa kukuchaneka, ukuguquguquka, ukusebenza kakuhle, ukulula kokusebenza kunye nobubanzi bokusebenza ngokuzenzekelayo.