Manufacturing in Bethlehem
Looking for a manufacturing partner in Bethlehem, Free State? Bethlehem is the eastern Free State's farming and tourism hub, 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 Bethlehem
This page covers all of Bethlehem and its surrounding areas — Bethlehem Industrial, Harrismith, Clarens and Ficksburg. Wherever you are in and around Bethlehem, the parts are manufactured at our Pinetown factory and quoted from one enquiry.
Bethlehem Industrial
agricultural engineering workshops.
Harrismith
N3 transport, logistics and farming.
Clarens
tourism trades and small workshops.
Ficksburg
cherry and asparagus farming on the Lesotho border.
What we make for Bethlehem
- 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 Bethlehem
- 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 Bethlehem
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 Bethlehem customers
Do you make parts for companies in Bethlehem Industrial, Harrismith and Clarens?
Yes. Pitchline Engineering manufactures precision components for businesses throughout Bethlehem, Free State, including Bethlehem Industrial, Harrismith, Clarens and Ficksburg. Every part is made at our factory at 32 Henwood Road, Pinetown.
Are you accredited?
We are a multi-disciplined, ISO accredited manufacturing facility and have been machining components since 1985.
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 Bethlehem?
Use the request-a-quote form, email natasha@pitchline.com or phone +27 31 701 6891. Include a drawing or sample, quantity and material.
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.