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WELCOME TO FACTORIA ENGINEERING

Company History: Factoria Engineering Works, also known as Precision Gear Cutting Manufacturers In Gauteng, was founded by Mr. Douglas Pitter, a qualified and highly experienced Toolmaker. In 1966 he took over the management of a small Tooling and Engineering Company. In 1976 the company was incorporated into a (PTY) LTD Company, DT Pitter & Co. (Pty) Ltd trading as Factoria Engineering Works, and continues to trade under that name. The company’s Managing Director is Mr. Ken Pitter and Mr. Douglas Pitter fills the Role of Chairman and Technical Director. Factoria Engineering Works specialises in the manufacture of small to medium size Gears on a breakdown basis, gear-cutting, as well as batch or production gear manufacturing.

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Precision Gear Cutting Products & Servcices

CNC Facilities:

Factoria Engineering Work’s commitment to quality and service has led to the establishment of our modern CNC Facility, comprising of a fleet of the latest CNC Machines. These CNC Machines are supported by Mastercam and Solid Works software. This enables the rapid transition from Customers drawings or samples provided by the customer to working programs.

Our fleet of the latest VICTOR CNC machines consist of the following models:
- Turning Centers:
  • VICTOR V-TURN 36’s - Max Turning dia of 550 mm, 1200 mm long
  • VICTOR V-TURN 26’s - Max Turning dia of 380 mm, 1130 mm long
  • VICTOR V-TURN 20 - Max Turning dia of 260 mm, 405 mm long
- Machining Centers:
  • VICTOR VCenter 85C - X=850 mm, Y=520 mm, Z=560 mm
  • VICTOR VCenter 130 - X=1300 mm, Y=600 mm, Z=610 mm (with 4th Axis)

All machining operations through our CNC facility are checked by our QC department on completion of the setup and random spot checks during the machining of the batch. On Completion, final inspection of the entire batch is carried out by our Quality Assurance Inspector.
Other Machining Facilities:
  • Broaching Facilities
  • Slotting up to 400mm in length

Factoria Engineering Work’s has a wide range of standard machines that comprise of the following:
  • Center Lathes
  • Milling Machines
  • Cylindrical Grinders
  • Slotting machines
  • Key Seaters

All machining operations through our Machining facility is checked by our QC department on completion. Random spot checks during the machining of each parts is carried out by our Quality Assurance Inspector.
Gear Cutting Services:

- Bevel Gears
Straight Tooth Bevel Gears with a maximum outside diameter of 450 mm, a face with of 80 mm, up to 8 Module
- Broaching Facilities
Our broaching facilities are used for the manufacture of our range of Spares that we supply to the Mining Industry.
- Spur Gears & Pinions
Our gear cutting machines are capable of cutting up to a maximum outside diameter of 1420mm with a maximum face width of 256 mm. Our gear cutting machines consist of a fleet of Gear Planing machines, Gear Hobbers and Fellows Type Gear Shaping machines.
- Helical Gears & Pinions
The same gear cutting machines are used for Spur Gears, however due to the Helix Angles the capabilities are reduced. Maximum outside diameter is 1420 mm with a face width of 160 mm.
- Gear Grinding
With our WMW Niles gear grinding facilities we are able to gear grind helical and spur gears up to 600 mm outside diameter.
- Internal Gears
With our Fellows Type gear shaping machines we are capable of cutting Internal Gears up to an outside diameter of 600 mm with a face length of 120 mm
- Sprockets
Capable of cutting Sprockets up to 2.5” Pitch.
- Worm-wheels and Worm-shafts
Our Hobbing machines allow us to cut worm-wheels up to a 600 mm outside diameter, with the maximum pitch of 50 mm. Matching Worm shafts are manufactured in-house.
- Internal Splines and Keyways
Our Slotting machines allow us to cut Internal Splines and Internal Keyways up to a diameter of 600 mm with a maximum length through the bore of 215 mm (change to 400 mm).
- External Splines
Our horizontal Hobbing machine allows us to cut Spline shafts up to 1200 mm long.
Products:
Factoria Engineering Works manufactures and stocks a range of suitable replacement parts for machines used in underground and above surface mining operations: These parts include the following:

- Underground Locomotive Parts
The range of suitable replacement parts for the Goodman Locomotives, include the following:
  • Armature Shafts: 75A, 75D, 158 and 188
  • Pinions: 75A, 75D, 158 and 188
  • Sprockets: D10, MD30, Funky and Goodman Locomotive Sprockets
  • Spur Gears: 54 Teeth Solid Spurs Gear and 54 Teeth Split Spur Gears
- Rock Drill Parts
The range of suitable replacement parts for the Rock Drilling Industry include the following parts: Gears, Air Motor Rotors and Feed Screw Nuts for the following Rock Drilling Machines.
  • S140 Drifter
  • S36 Drifter
- Scraper Winch Parts
  • Pinions for AC Motors: 22Kw, 37Kw, 55Kw and 75Kw Pinions
- Industrial Gearing applications
  • Rack & Pinions
  • Bevel Gears