Manufacturing in Eastern Cape
The centre of South African vehicle assembly, with major automotive plants and their component suppliers. From one ISO-accredited factory in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, Pitchline Engineering manufactures precision components for companies right across Eastern Cape — pick your city or town below to see the areas we serve.
Cities and towns in Eastern Cape
Port Elizabeth
also known as Gqeberha, the country's automotive manufacturing capital.
Serving Struandale, Deal Party, Neave, Korsten, Coega, Markman, Uitenhage, Kariega, Perseverance, Jeffreys Bay.
East London
a port city with vehicle assembly, textiles and food processing.
Serving Wilsonia, Berlin, Chiselhurst, West Bank, King William's Town, Bhisho, Queenstown, Butterworth.
Mthatha
the commercial hub of the former Transkei region.
Serving Mthatha Industrial, Ngqeleni, Port St Johns.
Graaff-Reinet
sheep farming and agriculture in the Karoo interior.
Serving Graaff-Reinet Industrial, Cradock, Somerset East.
What we make for Eastern Cape
- Turned parts to Ø 310mm and up to 1m long — shafts, pins, spindles, bushes and adaptors
- Milled components to 1000 x 500 x 400mm, including palletised production runs
- Spur and helical gears cut by hobbing or shaping
- Ground surfaces, cylindrical and centreless work to close tolerance
- Moulded rubber seals, bushes, mountings and extruded profiles
- Repeat production runs and one-off replacement spares for plant in Eastern Cape
- Our own product range: thermoplastic, spray and glass bead road marking guns, spreader plates, air brake repair kits and the Model 10/65 1200 short bar automatic loader
- Automatic barfeeders for CNC lathes — extra unattended production hours for turning shops in Eastern Cape
CNC Turning
14 CNC lathes, up to Ø 310mm and 1m long, 12 of them on automatic barfeeders.
CNC Milling
5 CNC mills to 1000 x 500 x 400mm, three palletised and four with CNC rotary tables.
Grinding
Surface grinding to 1200 x 600mm, cylindrical to Ø 200mm and centreless from Ø 6mm.
Rubber Molding
5 vacuum and 4 standard compression presses with 3 in-house rubber extruders.
Gear Cutting
2 hobbing machines for spur and helical gears, 3 shapers for spur gears.
Welding And Manual Lathes
Conventional workshop support: manual lathes, presses, broaching, saws and polishing.
Barfeeder Machines
Our own automatic barfeeder range, sold for over 20 years and run on our own lathes.
Roadmarking Guns
Thermoplastic, paint spray and reflective glass bead application guns.
Airbrake Repair Kits
Nearly 600 air brake repair kits, manufactured here and marketed as ManuMark.
Questions
Do you work with customers in Eastern Cape?
Yes. Pitchline Engineering manufactures precision components for businesses throughout Eastern Cape, South Africa. Every part is made at our factory at 32 Henwood Road, Pinetown.
How do I get a price from Eastern Cape?
Use the request-a-quote form, email natasha@pitchline.com or phone +27 31 701 6891. Include a drawing or sample, quantity and material.
Do you supply road marking guns and air brake kits to Eastern Cape?
Yes. Alongside contract machining we supply our own thermoplastic, spray and glass bead road marking guns, spreader plates, ManuMark air brake repair kits and the Model 10/65 1200 short bar automatic loader.
Can you work from a sample instead of a drawing?
Yes. Send us the worn or broken part and we can measure it at our factory and manufacture replacements to match.
What sizes can you handle?
Turned parts to Ø310mm and up to a metre long, milled components to 1000 x 500 x 400mm, spur and helical gears, ground surfaces to close tolerance, and moulded rubber parts from our own presses.