Manufacturing in Secunda
Secunda is one of the world's largest synthetic fuel complexes. Pitchline Engineering supplies precision machined and moulded components to businesses across the city — the industrial areas and surrounding towns we serve are listed below.
Suburbs and areas we supply around Secunda
Customers from Secunda Industrial, Trichardt, Evander and Bethal all deal with the same Pinetown factory — one enquiry covers turning, milling, grinding, gear cutting and rubber moulding for anywhere in greater Secunda.
Secunda Industrial
petrochemical plant maintenance and engineering.
Trichardt
contractors and workshops serving the plants.
Evander
gold mining and mining supply.
Bethal
agriculture and coal on the Highveld.
What we make for Secunda
- 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 Secunda
- 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 Secunda
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 Secunda customers
Do you make parts for companies in Secunda Industrial, Trichardt and Evander?
Yes. Pitchline Engineering manufactures precision components for businesses throughout Secunda, Mpumalanga, including Secunda Industrial, Trichardt, Evander and Bethal. Every part is made at our factory at 32 Henwood Road, Pinetown.
Do you supply road marking guns and air brake kits to Secunda?
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 Secunda 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.
Which industries do you supply around Secunda?
Around Secunda we see Secunda Industrial (petrochemical plant maintenance and engineering); Trichardt (contractors and workshops serving the plants); Evander (gold mining and mining supply). The machinery behind that work needs shafts, bushes, gears, seals and custom spares — the parts we make every day.
How do I get a price from Secunda?
Use the request-a-quote form, email natasha@pitchline.com or phone +27 31 701 6891. Include a drawing or sample, quantity and material.