Manufacturing in Bloemfontein
The judicial capital and the province's commercial centre. From our Pinetown factory we manufacture turned, milled, ground and moulded components for Bloemfontein businesses — from repeat production runs to one-off replacement spares for plant in the area.
Suburbs and areas we supply around Bloemfontein
This page covers all of Bloemfontein and its surrounding areas — Hamilton, Estoire, Oranjesig, Botshabelo and Thaba Nchu. Wherever you are in and around Bloemfontein, the parts are manufactured at our Pinetown factory and quoted from one enquiry.
Hamilton
the city's main industrial area.
Estoire
engineering and distribution on the southern edge.
Oranjesig
workshops and trade suppliers.
Botshabelo
light manufacturing and textiles.
Thaba Nchu
agriculture and municipal services.
What we make for Bloemfontein
- 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 Bloemfontein
- 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 Bloemfontein
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 Bloemfontein customers
Do you make parts for companies in Hamilton, Estoire and Oranjesig?
Yes. Pitchline Engineering manufactures precision components for businesses throughout Bloemfontein, Free State, including Hamilton, Estoire, Oranjesig, Botshabelo and Thaba Nchu. Every part is made at our factory at 32 Henwood Road, Pinetown.
Is Botshabelo and Thaba Nchu covered too?
Yes. We treat all of greater Bloemfontein as one service area, so customers in Botshabelo and Thaba Nchu get the same factory, the same services and the same quoting process.
How do I get a price from Bloemfontein?
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.
Do you supply road marking guns and air brake kits to Bloemfontein?
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.