AI Visibility Index: Industrial Fasteners in Ohio

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

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

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The headline numbers

Never named by AI

312 of 332

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.

20 named at least once
312 never named

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Cell average: 0.14of 15
Across all 332 tracked companies.
Top ten average: 5.2of 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 Ohio

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

Top 10 most AI-visible Industrial Fasteners companies in Ohio, measured September 30, 2026
Rank	Company	Location	AI visibility
1	Metro Industries Inc 12 employeesColumbus, Ohio 2 name variants Metro Industries, Inc.most common10 Metro Industries3	Columbus, Ohio	13 of 15 answers
2	Palmer Bolt & Supply Co. Ohio 2 name variants Palmer Bolt & Supply Co.most common9 Palmer Bolt & Supply2	Ohio	11 of 15 answers
3	Dayton Nut & Bolt Co Inc 8 employeesWashington Township, Ohio 2 name variants Dayton Nut & Boltmost common4 Dayton Nut & Bolt (Forte Fasteners)2	Washington Township, Ohio	6 of 15 answers
4	Forefront Fastener Products LLC Ohio 2 name variants Forefront Fastener Products LLCmost common5 Forefront Fastener Products1	Ohio	6 of 15 answers
5	Auto Bolt 15 employeesCleveland, Ohio	Cleveland, Ohio	3 of 15 answers
6	Hodell-Natco Industries 15 employeesCleveland, Ohio	Cleveland, Ohio	3 of 15 answers
7	Telefast Industries Inc 65 employeesBerea, Ohio 2 name variants Telefast Industries (MW Components)most common2 Telefast Industries (MW Components – Telefast)1	Berea, Ohio	3 of 15 answers
8	Kronos Components Ohio	Ohio	3 of 15 answers
9	Brainard Rivet Company 31 employeesGirard, Ohio 2 name variants Brainard Rivet Company (Fastener Industries)most common1 Brainard Rivet Company1	Girard, Ohio	2 of 15 answers
10	Cincinnati Fastener Co 9 employeesCincinnati, Ohio	Cincinnati, Ohio	2 of 15 answers

28 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 Ohio. They belong to that state's ranking, not this one.

Company	State	Mentions
Buckeye Fasteners	Oregon	8 of 15
Sunrise Fastener & Supply Ltd	Kentucky	6 of 15
Great Lakes Fasteners	Michigan	4 of 15
Ohio Rod Products (MW Components)	Indiana	4 of 15
Cleveland Manufacturing / Buckeye Fasteners (Fastener Industries)	Oregon	1 of 15
Decker Manufacturing Corp.	Iowa	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 Ohio”
2“Who supplies high-strength corrosion-resistant bolts and nuts in Ohio”
3“I need a Ohio fastener supplier for a recurring OEM assembly production run, who should I talk to”
4“Top industrial fastener suppliers in Ohio for manufacturing and MRO buyers”
5“Which Ohio industrial fastener suppliers can provide certified traceable fasteners to ASTM and ISO standards”
6“List 20 industrial fasteners companies in Ohio 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.

buckeyefasteners.com
4 companies
mwcomponents.com
3 companies
stelfast.com
3 companies
fastenersclearinghouse.com
2 companies
brainardrivet.com
2 companies
clemfg.com
2 companies
daytonnutandbolt.com
2 companies
forefrontfasteners.com
2 companies
metroindustriesinc.com
2 companies
palmerbolt.com
2 companies
sunrisefastenersupply.com
2 companies
autoboltusa.com
1 company

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

Ohio in context

Ohio ranks 26th 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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