Manufacturing in Pretoria
Looking for a manufacturing partner in Pretoria, Gauteng? Pretoria is government, defence, automotive and research industry in the north of Gauteng, 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 Pretoria
Whether your business is in Rosslyn, Silverton, Waltloo, Hermanstad, Pretoria West, Centurion, Samcor Park, Koedoespoort, Bronkhorstspruit and Hammanskraal, this is the page for you: we manufacture for customers across greater Pretoria, Gauteng, from our own factory in Pinetown.
Rosslyn
vehicle assembly plants and their component suppliers.
Silverton
automotive manufacturing and heavy engineering in the east.
Waltloo
rail and engineering works next to Silverton.
Hermanstad
toolrooms and general workshops west of the city.
Pretoria West
foundries, steel merchants and heavy industry.
Centurion
defence, electronics and precision engineering.
Samcor Park
automotive component supply in the east.
Koedoespoort
rail engineering and machining.
Bronkhorstspruit
agricultural and industrial workshops east of Pretoria.
Hammanskraal
manufacturing and processing plants north of the city.
What we make for Pretoria
- 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 Pretoria
- 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 Pretoria
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 Pretoria customers
Do you make parts for companies in Rosslyn, Silverton and Waltloo?
Yes. Pitchline Engineering manufactures precision components for businesses throughout Pretoria, Gauteng, including Rosslyn, Silverton, Waltloo, Hermanstad, Pretoria West, Centurion, Samcor Park, Koedoespoort, Bronkhorstspruit and Hammanskraal. Every part is made at our factory at 32 Henwood Road, Pinetown.
Is Hermanstad, Pretoria West and Centurion covered too?
Yes. We treat all of greater Pretoria as one service area, so customers in Hermanstad, Pretoria West and Centurion get the same factory, the same services and the same quoting process.
Can you handle both small and large batches?
Yes. Twelve of our lathes run with automatic barfeeders for high-volume production, and we also take on one-off and low-volume replacement parts.
Do you supply road marking guns and air brake kits to Pretoria?
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.
Which services are most used by Pretoria 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.