Manufacturing in Limpopo
Precision machining for Limpopo: Limpopo is platinum and chrome mining, plus large-scale citrus and vegetable farming, and Pitchline covers CNC turning, milling, grinding, gear cutting and rubber moulding for the companies working there.
Cities and towns in Limpopo
Polokwane
the provincial capital and main commercial centre.
Serving Polokwane Industrial, Seshego, Lebowakgomo, Mokopane.
Mokopane
platinum mining and agriculture in the Waterberg.
Serving Mokopane Industrial, Northam, Thabazimbi, Bela-Bela.
Lephalale
power generation and coal mining in the far west.
Serving Onverwacht, Marapong, Steenbokpan.
Tzaneen
subtropical fruit, tea and forestry in the Letaba valley.
Serving Tzaneen Industrial, Letsitele, Hoedspruit, Giyani.
Musina
the northernmost town, on the Zimbabwe border.
Serving Musina Industrial, Makhado, Thohoyandou.
What we make for Limpopo
- 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 Limpopo
- 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 Limpopo
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
Do you work with customers in Limpopo?
Yes. Pitchline Engineering manufactures precision components for businesses throughout Limpopo, South Africa. Every part is made at our factory at 32 Henwood Road, Pinetown.
Do you supply road marking guns and air brake kits to Limpopo?
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.
Are you accredited?
We are a multi-disciplined, ISO accredited manufacturing facility and have been machining components since 1985.
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.
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.