AI Visibility Index: Industrial Fasteners in Michigan

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

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

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The headline numbers

Never named by AI

254 of 284

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.

30 named at least once
254 never named

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Cell average: 0.31of 15
Across all 284 tracked companies.
Top ten average: 6.3of 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 Michigan

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

Top 10 most AI-visible Industrial Fasteners companies in Michigan, measured September 30, 2026
Rank	Company	Location	AI visibility
1	Stanley Industries IncEvery answer 25 employeesClawson, Michigan 2 name variants Stanley Industries, Inc.most common8 Stanley Industries7	Clawson, Michigan	15 of 15 answers
2	Metro Bolt & Fastener Corporation 20 employeesRedford Charter Twp, Michigan	Redford Charter Twp, Michigan	9 of 15 answers
3	Hybroco Sales Inc 10 employeesStockbridge, Michigan 2 name variants Hybroco Sales, Inc.most common4 Hybroco Sales4	Stockbridge, Michigan	8 of 15 answers
4	Wilson-Garner Company 20 employeesHarrison Twp, Michigan	Harrison Twp, Michigan	6 of 15 answers
5	Wayne Bolt 15 employeesLivonia, Michigan 2 name variants Wayne Bolt & Nut Co.most common3 Wayne Bolt & Nut Company2	Livonia, Michigan	5 of 15 answers
6	Milfast Industrial Supply Michigan 2 name variants Milfast Industrial Supplymost common3 Milfast Industrial Supply Inc.2	Michigan	5 of 15 answers
7	Fastco Industries, Inc. - West 100 employeesWalker, Michigan 2 name variants Fastco Industriesmost common3 Fastco Industries, Inc.1	Walker, Michigan	4 of 15 answers
8	Huron Automatic Screw Co 35 employeesSt Clair, Michigan	St Clair, Michigan	4 of 15 answers
9	Marshall Sales, Inc. Michigan	Michigan	4 of 15 answers
10	AA Anchor Bolt, Inc. 10 employeesNorthville, Michigan	Northville, Michigan	3 of 15 answers

33 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 Michigan. They belong to that state's ranking, not this one.

Company	State	Mentions
Maple Industries, Inc.	Alabama	4 of 15
Rolled Alloys	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 industrial fasteners in Michigan”
2“Who supplies high-strength corrosion-resistant bolts and nuts in Michigan”
3“I need a Michigan fastener supplier for a recurring OEM assembly production run, who should I talk to”
4“Top industrial fastener suppliers in Michigan for manufacturing and MRO buyers”
5“Which Michigan industrial fastener suppliers can provide certified traceable fasteners to ASTM and ISO standards”
6“List 20 industrial fasteners companies in Michigan 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
3 companies
en.wikipedia.orgDirectory
2 companies
fastcoindustries.com
2 companies
milfast.com
2 companies
ndindustries.com
2 companies
reddit.comDirectory
2 companies
allstatefastener.com
2 companies
maple-ind.com
2 companies
michigan.hybrocosales.com
2 companies
perigeemfg.com
2 companies
rbk-fasteners.com
2 companies
stanleyind.com
2 companies

51 sources were cited across this cell's answers from 44 domains. A directory page often stands behind several companies at once; a company's own site usually stands behind one.

Michigan in context

Michigan ranks 18th of 28 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 10%.

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