Manufacturing in Kariega
Looking for a manufacturing partner in Kariega, Eastern Cape? Kariega is automotive assembly and its supplier network, and Pitchline covers the machining side of it: CNC turning, milling, grinding, gear cutting and rubber moulding, all under one roof in Pinetown.
Suburbs and areas we supply around Kariega
This page covers all of Kariega and its surrounding areas — Kariega Industrial, Despatch and Addo. Wherever you are in and around Kariega, the parts are manufactured at our Pinetown factory and quoted from one enquiry.
Kariega Industrial
vehicle plant suppliers and toolrooms.
Despatch
brick making and general engineering.
Addo
citrus farming and packhouse machinery.
What we make for Kariega
- 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 Kariega
- 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 Kariega
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 from Kariega customers
Do you make parts for companies in Kariega Industrial, Despatch and Addo?
Yes. Pitchline Engineering manufactures precision components for businesses throughout Kariega, Eastern Cape, including Kariega Industrial, Despatch and Addo. Every part is made at our factory at 32 Henwood Road, Pinetown.
Do you supply road marking guns and air brake kits to Kariega?
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.
How do I get a price from Kariega?
Use the request-a-quote form, email natasha@pitchline.com or phone +27 31 701 6891. Include a drawing or sample, quantity and material.
Which services are most used by Kariega customers?
CNC turning and milling for machined spares, grinding where a close tolerance finish is needed, gear cutting for drives and gearboxes, and rubber moulding for seals and mountings.