AI Visibility Index: Forgings in California

When a buyer asks an AI assistant for a forgings supplier in California, these are the companies that get named. This is what we found when the cell was last measured.

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

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The headline numbers

Never named by AI

85 of 95

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.

10 named at least once
85 never named

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Cell average: 0.46of 15
Across all 95 tracked companies.
Top ten average: 6.6of 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 California

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

Top 10 most AI-visible Forgings companies in California, measured September 30, 2026
Rank	Company	Location	AI visibility
1	California Amforge California	California	14 of 15 answers
2	Carlton Forge Works California	California	11 of 15 answers
3	Weber Metals, Inc. 350 employeesParamount, California 2 name variants Weber Metalsmost common8 Weber Metals, Inc.1	Paramount, California	9 of 15 answers
4	Mattco Forge Inc. 27 employeesParamount, California	Paramount, California	7 of 15 answers
5	American Handforge 3 employeesRialto, California	Rialto, California	6 of 15 answers
6	Independent Forge Co 5 employeesOrange, California 2 name variants Independent Forge Companymost common5 Independent Forge1	Orange, California	6 of 15 answers
7	Precision Metal Products (PMP) 3 employeesEl Cajon, California	El Cajon, California	4 of 15 answers
8	Foote Axle & Forge Co 46 employeesLos Angeles, California 2 name variants Foote Axle & Forge LLCmost common2 Foote Axle & Forge1	Los Angeles, California	3 of 15 answers
9	Pacific Forge Inc 60 employeesLos Angeles, California 2 name variants Pacific Forgemost common2 Pacific Forge, Inc.1	Los Angeles, California	3 of 15 answers
10	Press Forge Co 50 employeesParamount, California 2 name variants Press Forgemost common2 Press Forge Company1	Paramount, California	3 of 15 answers

19 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 California. They belong to that state's ranking, not this one.

Company	State	Mentions
Aluminum Precision Products	Louisiana	5 of 15
SanCo Sales	Texas	2 of 15
SIFCO Industries – Orange, CA plant	Ohio	1 of 15
Trinity Forge & Machine	Texas	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 suppliers of forgings in California”
2“Who supplies custom closed-die steel forgings in California”
3“I need a California forging partner for a 10,000-piece heavy truck axle component run, who should I talk to”
4“Top forgings suppliers in California for OEM purchasing buyers”
5“Which California forging companies can handle near-net-shape alloy steel parts with full traceability”
6“List 20 forgings companies in California 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
9 companies
globalspec.comDirectory
3 companies
aluminumprecision.com
2 companies
en.wikipedia.orgDirectory
2 companies
pressforge.com
2 companies
cmtc.com
2 companies
coulterforge.com
2 companies
forgedsolutionscompton.com
2 companies
independentforge.com
2 companies
webermetals.com
2 companies
cal-amforge.com
1 company
carltonforgeworks.com
1 company

43 sources were cited across this cell's answers from 34 domains. A directory page often stands behind several companies at once; a company's own site usually stands behind one.

California in context

California ranks 7th of 7 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 18%.

Illinois23%
Ohio22%
Michigan20%
Texas19%
New York18%
Pennsylvania18%
California11%

California (this report)Other measured statesCategory average (18%)

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