Ma muli o ke ʻano o kā lākou noi, ʻo nā mīkini miter e hoʻomaʻamaʻa pinepine ʻia e hōʻoia i ka hana maʻalahi a hōʻemi i ka friction.He mea koʻikoʻi kēia no ka mālama ʻana i ka maikaʻi a me ka hōʻemi ʻana i ka lole i nā ʻōnaehana mechanical.Hoʻohana nui ʻia nā mīkini miter i nā ʻoihana like ʻole, me ka automotive, robotics, nā mīkini hana lāʻau, a me nā ʻōnaehana mechanical ʻē aʻe kahi e pono ai ka hoʻololi ʻana i ke kuhikuhi a i ʻole ka lawe ʻana i ka mana ma nā kihi ʻākau.