Manufacturing in Tzaneen
Looking for a manufacturing partner in Tzaneen, Limpopo? Tzaneen is subtropical fruit, tea and forestry in the Letaba valley, and Pitchline Engineering covers the machining side of it: CNC turning, milling, grinding, gear cutting and rubber moulding, all under one roof in Pinetown.
Areas we cover in and around Tzaneen
Tzaneen Industrial
packhouse and irrigation engineering.
Letsitele
citrus farming and processing.
Hoedspruit
farming and aviation services.
Giyani
agriculture and municipal engineering.
What we make for Tzaneen
- 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 Tzaneen
- 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 Tzaneen
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 Tzaneen customers
Do you work with customers in Tzaneen?
Yes. Pitchline Engineering manufactures precision components for businesses in Tzaneen, Limpopo. Parts are made at our factory at 32 Henwood Road, Pinetown.
Which services are most used by Tzaneen 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.