Precision Machining in Tongaat
Tongaat forms part of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, sugar milling and agricultural engineering on the North Coast. Pitchline Engineering manufactures the turned, milled, ground and moulded components that businesses here rely on, all made at our own factory at 32 Henwood Road, Pinetown.
Manufacturing for Tongaat, Durban
Pitchline Engineering is a multi-disciplined, ISO accredited manufacturing facility. Because turning, milling, grinding, gear cutting and rubber moulding all happen under our own roof, a component for a customer in Tongaat does not have to travel between subcontractors — which keeps quality and timing in our hands.
- 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 Tongaat
- 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 Tongaat
Services available to Tongaat
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 about manufacturing for Tongaat
Do you make parts for companies in Tongaat?
Yes. We manufacture components to your drawing or sample at our Pinetown factory for customers in Tongaat and the wider Durban area. Send us the drawing, the quantity and the material and we will quote.
What machining can you do in one place?
CNC turning, CNC milling, surface, cylindrical and centreless grinding, gear hobbing and shaping, rubber compression moulding and conventional lathe and welding work — all in our own workshop, so parts are not passed between subcontractors.
What do you need from me to quote?
A drawing or a sample part, the quantity, the material and, for gears, the Module or Diametral Pitch. If you are not sure, send what you have and we will come back with questions.
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.