Manufacturing in Durban
Pitchline Engineering works with companies throughout Durban, KwaZulu-Natal — the busiest port city in southern Africa, with heavy demand for machined spares from shipping, sugar, chemical and automotive operations. Everything is produced at our own factory, so one enquiry covers turning, milling, grinding, gears and rubber.
Areas we cover in and around Durban
Pinetown
the industrial suburb where our own factory is located, on Henwood Road.
Westville
a mixed commercial and light industrial suburb next door to our factory.
Ballito
a fast-growing North Coast town serving construction, agriculture and tourism businesses.
Umhlanga
a commercial hub north of Durban with offices, hospitality and property services.
Mount Edgecombe
sugar-industry country with milling and processing equipment nearby.
Phoenix Industrial Park
a dense light-manufacturing and fabrication node north of Durban.
Springfield Park
an established warehousing and engineering district close to the harbour.
Jacobs
one of Durban's oldest heavy industrial areas, south of the CBD.
Mobeni
home to large automotive and textile plants needing production spares.
Prospecton
vehicle assembly and component supply territory alongside the airport.
Isipingo
chemical and plastics manufacturing on the South Coast corridor.
Amanzimtoti
a South Coast town with refining, packaging and food plants nearby.
Hillcrest
an Upper Highway business area with engineering and agricultural customers.
Kloof
a leafy Upper Highway suburb minutes from our Pinetown workshop.
Gillitts
an Upper Highway suburb bordering the Pinetown industrial belt.
New Germany
an industrial township adjoining Pinetown, packed with small factories.
Mariannhill
light industry and logistics on the western edge of Durban.
Cato Ridge
steel, ferroalloy and logistics operations along the N3.
Umgeni Park
a riverside business area serving northern Durban.
Briardene
a warehousing and workshop district in northern Durban.
Glen Anil
distribution and light manufacturing off the M4.
Verulam
a North Coast town with fabrication, agriculture and transport businesses.
Tongaat
sugar milling and agricultural engineering on the North Coast.
Chatsworth
a large southern Durban township with an active light industrial base.
Queensburgh
a residential and small-workshop area next to Pinetown.
Hammarsdale
textile, food and general manufacturing on the Durban-Pietermaritzburg corridor.
What we make for Durban
- 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 Durban
- 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 Durban
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 Durban customers
Do you work with customers in Durban?
Yes. Pitchline Engineering manufactures precision components for businesses in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. Parts are made at our factory at 32 Henwood Road, Pinetown.
Which services are most used by Durban 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.
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?
Use the request-a-quote form, email natasha@pitchline.com or phone +27 31 701 6891. Include a drawing or sample, quantity and material.