Manufacturing in Cape Town
Cape Town is a port and manufacturing metro with strong food, marine and clothing sectors. 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 Cape Town
This page covers all of Cape Town and its surrounding areas — Epping Industria, Parow Industria, Bellville South, Montague Gardens, Paarden Eiland, Maitland, Airport Industria, Ndabeni, Blackheath, Kuils River, Killarney Gardens, Atlantis, Brackenfell, Somerset West, Stikland, Retreat, Ottery and Philippi. Wherever you are in and around Cape Town, the parts are manufactured at our Pinetown factory and quoted from one enquiry.
Epping Industria
the city's largest and oldest industrial area.
Parow Industria
engineering and light manufacturing in the northern suburbs.
Bellville South
fabrication and general engineering workshops.
Montague Gardens
light industry and distribution near the coast.
Paarden Eiland
marine, steel and trade suppliers beside the harbour.
Maitland
engineering, motor trade and food plants.
Airport Industria
logistics and manufacturing beside the airport.
Ndabeni
light manufacturing and workshops in the south.
Blackheath
heavy industry and fabrication on the northern edge.
Kuils River
industrial and trade suppliers east of the city.
Killarney Gardens
light engineering and distribution in the far north.
Atlantis
a designated industrial zone with plastics and green-energy plants.
Brackenfell
engineering supply and workshops in the northern suburbs.
Somerset West
chemical, food and light manufacturing in the Helderberg.
Stikland
an established Bellville industrial belt.
Retreat
light industry in the southern suburbs.
Ottery
food, packaging and general workshops.
Philippi
manufacturing and agriculture on the Cape Flats.
What we make for Cape Town
- 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 Cape Town
- 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 Cape Town
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 Cape Town customers
Do you make parts for companies in Epping Industria, Parow Industria and Bellville South?
Yes. Pitchline Engineering manufactures precision components for businesses throughout Cape Town, Western Cape, including Epping Industria, Parow Industria, Bellville South, Montague Gardens, Paarden Eiland, Maitland, Airport Industria, Ndabeni, Blackheath, Kuils River, Killarney Gardens, Atlantis, Brackenfell, Somerset West, Stikland, Retreat, Ottery and Philippi. Every part is made at our factory at 32 Henwood Road, Pinetown.
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.
Which industries do you supply around Cape Town?
Around Cape Town we see Epping Industria (the city's largest and oldest industrial area); Parow Industria (engineering and light manufacturing in the northern suburbs); Bellville South (fabrication and general engineering workshops). 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 Cape Town?
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 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.