Manufacturing in Richards Bay
Pitchline Engineering works with companies throughout Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal — a deep-water industrial port handling coal, aluminium and mineral sands. Everything is produced at our own factory, so one enquiry covers turning, milling, grinding, gears and rubber.
Suburbs and areas we supply around Richards Bay
Customers from Alton, Alton North, Empangeni, Mtubatuba and Mandini all deal with the same Pinetown factory — one enquiry covers turning, milling, grinding, gear cutting and rubber moulding for anywhere in greater Richards Bay.
Alton
the town's core industrial area, serving smelters and port operations.
Alton North
heavy engineering and fabrication yards near the harbour.
Empangeni
an agricultural and commercial centre inland of the port.
Mtubatuba
sugar and forestry country north of Richards Bay.
Mandini
paper milling and packaging on the lower Thukela.
What we make for Richards Bay
- 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 Richards Bay
- 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 Richards Bay
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 Richards Bay customers
Do you make parts for companies in Alton, Alton North and Empangeni?
Yes. Pitchline Engineering manufactures precision components for businesses throughout Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, including Alton, Alton North, Empangeni, Mtubatuba and Mandini. Every part is made at our factory at 32 Henwood Road, Pinetown.
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.
Are you accredited?
We are a multi-disciplined, ISO accredited manufacturing facility and have been machining components since 1985.
How do I get a price from Richards Bay?
Use the request-a-quote form, email natasha@pitchline.com or phone +27 31 701 6891. Include a drawing or sample, quantity and material.
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.