Manufacturing in Johannesburg
Looking for a manufacturing partner in Johannesburg, Gauteng? Johannesburg is the country's commercial capital, with mining supply, automotive and general engineering everywhere, 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 Johannesburg
This page covers all of Johannesburg and its surrounding areas — Wynberg, Alrode, Isando, Kempton Park, Germiston, Boksburg, Benoni, Springs, Nigel, Roodepoort, Krugersdorp, Randburg, Midrand, Sandton, Booysens, Selby, Cleveland, Sebenza, Jet Park, Spartan, Lea Glen, Chamdor, Vereeniging, Vanderbijlpark, Sasolburg, Meyerton, Soweto and Alberton. Wherever you are in and around Johannesburg, the parts are manufactured at our Pinetown factory and quoted from one enquiry.
Wynberg
a dense engineering and motor-trade district in the north.
Alrode
one of Gauteng's biggest heavy industrial townships, in Alberton.
Isando
manufacturing and logistics beside OR Tambo International.
Kempton Park
aviation, logistics and component supply on the East Rand.
Germiston
steel, rail and heavy engineering on the East Rand.
Boksburg
mining equipment and fabrication east of the city.
Benoni
general manufacturing and mining supply on the East Rand.
Springs
heavy industry, mining and metal pressing.
Nigel
mining and agricultural engineering on the far East Rand.
Roodepoort
West Rand manufacturing and mining suppliers.
Krugersdorp
mining, steel and general engineering on the West Rand.
Randburg
commercial and light industrial workshops in the north.
Midrand
modern light manufacturing and distribution between the two metros.
Sandton
head offices sourcing components for plants elsewhere.
Booysens
inner-city engineering and metalworking.
Selby
an old industrial district south of the Johannesburg CBD.
Cleveland
engineering and warehousing east of the CBD.
Sebenza
light manufacturing and toolrooms in Edenvale.
Jet Park
logistics and manufacturing near the airport.
Spartan
aerospace and precision engineering in Kempton Park.
Lea Glen
West Rand light industry and fabrication.
Chamdor
a Krugersdorp industrial township with heavy plant.
Vereeniging
steel making and heavy fabrication in the Vaal.
Vanderbijlpark
the country's largest steelworks and its supply chain.
Sasolburg
petrochemical plants across the Vaal border.
Meyerton
steel, foundries and general engineering south of Johannesburg.
Soweto
a large metro area with growing light-engineering business.
Alberton
engineering and mining supply on the southern East Rand.
What we make for Johannesburg
- 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 Johannesburg
- 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 Johannesburg
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 Johannesburg customers
Do you make parts for companies in Wynberg, Alrode and Isando?
Yes. Pitchline Engineering manufactures precision components for businesses throughout Johannesburg, Gauteng, including Wynberg, Alrode, Isando, Kempton Park, Germiston, Boksburg, Benoni, Springs, Nigel, Roodepoort, Krugersdorp, Randburg, Midrand, Sandton, Booysens, Selby, Cleveland, Sebenza, Jet Park, Spartan, Lea Glen, Chamdor, Vereeniging, Vanderbijlpark, Sasolburg, Meyerton, Soweto and Alberton. Every part is made at our factory at 32 Henwood Road, Pinetown.
Do you supply road marking guns and air brake kits to Johannesburg?
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.
Is Kempton Park, Germiston and Boksburg covered too?
Yes. We treat all of greater Johannesburg as one service area, so customers in Kempton Park, Germiston and Boksburg get the same factory, the same services and the same quoting process.
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.