Zida zamakina a block zimakhala ndi kuthekera kwakukulu ku China. Kupambana kokhala Wopanga Makina Opangira Block kumadalira kukhwima kwaukadaulo, mtundu wa zida zamakina a block, kupambana kwa ogwira ntchito, komanso kutsata nzeru.
Mau oyamba a Concrete Blocks Concrete midadada, yomwe imadziwika kuti konkriti masonry units (CMUs), ndi zida zomangira zomwe zimagwiritsidwa ntchito pomanga makoma ndi zinthu zina. Amadziwika chifukwa cha kukhalitsa, mphamvu, ndi zosiyanasiyana