Fabrication capacity, commissioned — not crated.
Press lines, CNC cells, welding and surface treatment for African fabricators — usually the second industry a manufacturer enters, and one where tooling and spares supply decides who stays profitable.
Four capability families.
Press & forming
Mechanical and hydraulic press lines with tooling, feeders and safety systems commissioned as one cell.
CNC machining
Turning and milling cells specified for your parts and your operators' current skill level — with training built in.
Welding
Manual bays through to fixtured and automated welding cells, with consumables and spares on the channel.
Surface treatment
Cleaning, coating and finishing lines matched to your product and your site's environmental permissions.
Tooling is the hidden running cost. Dies, inserts, punches and consumables decide fabrication economics. They're specified with the line, priced in the quote, and replenished through the same China–Africa channel as everything else we support.
Six fabrication situations, by scenario
The situations we are asked about most in this industry, with the realistic tier, the 2026 USD band and the markets where each fits. The full map, with the conditions every line must meet and the guide that prices each situation, is at lines by scenario; the sixteen-country view is at production lines by country and line.
| Scenario | Realistic tier | 2026 band (USD) | Fits best in |
|---|---|---|---|
| First laser and press-brake cell | Import the pair; localise handling and gas | Quoted per specification | Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Tanzania |
| Press line for repeat parts | Presses and tooling imported; feeders and jigs local | Quoted per specification | Nigeria, Kenya |
| Welding cells | Local power sources; robotic cell when volume justifies | Quoted per specification | Every market |
| Structural steel and bulk scope | Built locally under one integration owner | Local quotes | Every market |
| Maintenance workshop for other lines | Press-brake, welding, machining | Sized to the lines it serves | Every market with slow spares |
Bands are indicative equipment capex in USD unless stated as landed and commissioned; they are the same bands our price guides and country pages publish. Machinery is priced in US dollars and the local-currency cost moves with the exchange rate.
Adding fabrication capacity?
Tell us the parts you make — or want to make. We'll come back with a workable cell, not a machine list.