Manufacturing in Free State
Pitchline Engineering serves businesses throughout Free State — grain farming, gold mining and petrochemicals across the central plateau — from our multi-disciplined factory in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal. Pick your city or town below.
Cities and towns in Free State
Bloemfontein
the judicial capital and the province's commercial centre.
Serving Hamilton, Estoire, Oranjesig, Botshabelo, Thaba Nchu.
Welkom
the centre of Free State gold mining.
Serving Welkom Industrial, Virginia, Odendaalsrus, Hennenman.
Sasolburg
petrochemical and chemical manufacturing in the north.
Serving Sasolburg Industrial, Zamdela, Deneysville, Parys.
Kroonstad
grain farming and rail logistics on the N1.
Serving Kroonstad Industrial, Viljoenskroon, Bothaville.
Bethlehem
the eastern Free State's farming and tourism hub.
Serving Bethlehem Industrial, Harrismith, Clarens, Ficksburg.
What we make for Free State
- 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 Free State
- 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 Free State
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 Free State?
Yes. Pitchline Engineering manufactures precision components for businesses throughout Free State, South Africa. Every part is made at our factory at 32 Henwood Road, Pinetown.
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.
Are you accredited?
We are a multi-disciplined, ISO accredited manufacturing facility and have been machining components since 1985.
Do you supply road marking guns and air brake kits to Free State?
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.
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.