Manufacturing in Northern Cape
Iron ore, manganese, diamonds and solar energy across the country's largest province. From one ISO-accredited factory in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, Pitchline Engineering manufactures precision components for companies right across Northern Cape — pick your city or town below to see the areas we serve.
Cities and towns in Northern Cape
Kimberley
the historic diamond city and provincial capital.
Serving Kimberley Industrial, Ashburnham, Barkly West, Warrenton.
Kathu
the centre of the Northern Cape iron-ore belt.
Serving Kathu Industrial, Sishen, Kuruman, Postmasburg.
Upington
irrigation farming and solar power on the Orange River.
Serving Upington Industrial, Keimoes, Kakamas, Groblershoop.
Springbok
copper mining and the commercial centre of Namaqualand.
Serving Springbok Industrial, Kleinzee, Port Nolloth, Aggeneys.
De Aar
a major rail junction and solar-energy area in the Karoo.
Serving De Aar Industrial, Colesberg, Hanover.
What we make for Northern Cape
- 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 Northern Cape
- 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 Northern Cape
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 Northern Cape?
Yes. Pitchline Engineering manufactures precision components for businesses throughout Northern Cape, South Africa. Every part is made at our factory at 32 Henwood Road, Pinetown.
How do I get a price from Northern Cape?
Use the request-a-quote form, email natasha@pitchline.com or phone +27 31 701 6891. Include a drawing or sample, quantity and material.
Are you accredited?
We are a multi-disciplined, ISO accredited manufacturing facility and have been machining components since 1985.
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.
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.