Kunezinhlobo eziningi zezinhlelo zokulawula ezisetshenziswa ekukhiqizweni kwezimboni, kufaka phakathi amasistimu wokulawulwa kokuphathwa nokutholwa kwedatha (i-SCADA), amasistimu wokulawula asatshalaliswa (DCS), nolunye uhlelo oluncane lokulawulwa kohlelo olufana nokulawulwa kwe-logic controllers (PLC) okuvame ukutholakala emikhakheni yezimboni kanye nengqalasizinda ebucayi.

Ama-ICS asetshenziswa kakhulu ezimbonini ezinjengegesi, amanzi, uwoyela, igesi nedatha. Ngokuya ngemininingwane etholwe kusuka eziteshini ezikude, imiyalo yokuqondisa ezenzakalelayo noma eqhutshwa opharetha ingafakwa kumadivayisi wesilawuli kude esiteshini, esivame ukubizwa ngamadivayisi wensimu. Amadivayisi wensimu alawula ukusebenza kwasendaweni njengokuvula nokuvala ama-valve nama-breakers, ukuqoqa idatha kusuka ezinhlelweni zezinzwa, nokuqapha imvelo yendawo ngezimo ze-alamu.