AI Visibility Index: Contract Machining & Machine Shops in Connecticut

When a buyer asks an AI assistant for a contract machining & machine shops supplier in Connecticut, these are the companies that get named. This is what we found when the cell was last measured.

267 companies tracked
Last measured September 30, 2026
Next measurement October 30, 2026

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The headline numbers

Never named by AI

244 of 267

companies never appeared in a single buying question

They were asked the same 5 buying questions as everyone else in this cell and were not named once.

23 named at least once
244 never named

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Cell average: 0.22of 15
Across all 267 tracked companies.
Top ten average: 5.8of 15
The ten most visible companies in the cell.

A company's score is how many of the 15 measured answers named it.

The top ten in Connecticut

These are the companies AI assistants named most often when Connecticut buyers went looking for a supplier in this category.

Top 10 most AI-visible Contract Machining & Machine Shops companies in Connecticut, measured September 30, 2026
Rank	Company	Location	AI visibility
1	B&A Company, Inc. 20 employeesMilford, Connecticut 2 name variants B&A Precision (B&A Company)most common6 B&A Precision4	Milford, Connecticut	10 of 15 answers
2	Candlewood Tool & Machine Shop 10 employeesGaylordsville, Connecticut 2 name variants Candlewood Tool & Machine Shopmost common6 Candlewood Tool & Machine1	Gaylordsville, Connecticut	7 of 15 answers
3	Fairchild Precision Parts Connecticut	Connecticut	7 of 15 answers
4	New Horizon Machine Co 15 employeesStamford, Connecticut 3 name variants New Horizon Machine Companymost common3 New Horizon Machine Co.2 New Horizon Machine Co. (NHMC)1	Stamford, Connecticut	6 of 15 answers
5	Roco Manufacturing LLC Connecticut 2 name variants Roco Manufacturing LLCmost common4 Roco Manufacturing2	Connecticut	6 of 15 answers
6	T G Industries Inc 15 employeesMeriden, Connecticut 2 name variants T.G. Industries (TGI Precision CNC Machining)most common4 T.G. Industries, Inc.1	Meriden, Connecticut	5 of 15 answers
7	Aerospace Techniques, Inc. Connecticut 2 name variants Aerospace Techniques, Inc.most common3 Aerospace Techniques2	Connecticut	5 of 15 answers
8	Chapco, Inc LLC 35 employeesChester, Connecticut	Chester, Connecticut	4 of 15 answers
9	Gregor Technologies 48 employeesTorrington, Connecticut 2 name variants Gregor Technologiesmost common3 Gregor Technologies, LLC1	Torrington, Connecticut	4 of 15 answers
10	Winslow Automatics Inc 91 employeesNew Britain, Connecticut 2 name variants Winslow Automatics Inc.most common2 Winslow Automatics2	New Britain, Connecticut	4 of 15 answers

35 more companies were named at least once. Companies outside the top ten are counted in the averages but not named here.

Also named, based in another state

AI assistants named these companies too, but MacRAE'S lists them in a different state, not Connecticut. They belong to that state's ranking, not this one.

Company	State	Mentions
South Street Machine	Arkansas	3 of 15
NE‑XT Technologies	Massachusetts	2 of 15
Curtis Products, LLC	Indiana	1 of 15
Owens Industries (serving CT)	Wisconsin	1 of 15
Precision Metal Products	California	1 of 15
TGI Precision CNC Machining	Florida	1 of 15

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The five questions we asked

Every company in this cell is measured on the same questions, written the way a buyer would type them. That is what makes the ranking a comparison rather than a collection of anecdotes.

1“Best contract machining and machine shop companies in Connecticut”
2“Who supplies precision CNC milled and turned components on contract in Connecticut”
3“I need a Connecticut contract machining partner for a 2,000-unit stainless steel medical device run, who should I talk to”
4“Top contract machining and machine shop suppliers in Connecticut for industrial OEM buyers”
5“Which Connecticut contract machining and machine shop providers can handle 5-axis CNC work with tight tolerance requirements”
6“List 20 contract machining and machine shop companies in Connecticut with their specialties.”the roster question

Each question is asked more than once, which is why a company's score is out of 15 answers rather than out of the number of questions.

Where AI drew its answers from

These are the sources the answers in this cell leaned on most, ranked by how many of the named companies each one stands behind.

thomasnet.comDirectory
5 companies
tgimachine.com
3 companies
newhorizonmachine.com
3 companies
candlewoodtool.com
2 companies
gregortech.com
2 companies
winslowautomatics.com
2 companies
aerospacetechniques.com
2 companies
bamachine.com
2 companies
en.wikipedia.orgDirectory
2 companies
ne-xtusa.com
2 companies
northeastmachiningllc.com
2 companies
pycmanufacturing.us
2 companies

51 sources were cited across this cell's answers from 45 domains. A directory page often stands behind several companies at once; a company's own site usually stands behind one.

Connecticut in context

Connecticut ranks 20th of 35 measured states in this category. Each bar is the share of that state's tracked companies that AI assistants named at least once; across every measured state in this category the share is 7%.

Connecticut (this report)Other measured statesCategory average (7%)

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