AI Visibility Index: Industrial Fasteners in South Carolina

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

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

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The headline numbers

Never named by AI

47 of 55

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.

8 named at least once
47 never named

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Cell average: 0.69of 15
Across all 55 tracked companies.
Top ten average: 5.4of 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 South Carolina

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

Top 10 most AI-visible Industrial Fasteners companies in South Carolina, measured September 30, 2026
Rank	Company	Location	AI visibility
1	Fastener Supply Co 10 employeesGreenville, South Carolina	Greenville, South Carolina	10 of 15 answers
2	Southern Fasteners & Supply, Inc 148 employeesGreenville, South Carolina 3 name variants Southern Fasteners & Supplymost common5 Southern Fasteners & Supply (a Supply Technologies brand)1 Southern Fasteners & Supply, Inc.1	Greenville, South Carolina	7 of 15 answers
3	baier & michels USA South Carolina 3 name variants baier & michels USA, Inc.most common3 baier & michels USA3 baier & michels USA (b&m USA)1	South Carolina	7 of 15 answers
4	Carson's Nut-Bolt & Tool Co 46 employeesGreenville, South Carolina 2 name variants Carson’s Nut‑Bolt & Toolmost common5 Carson’s Nut-Bolt & Tool Co.1	Greenville, South Carolina	6 of 15 answers
5	Warren Fastenings South, Inc. 23 employeesNorth Charleston, South Carolina 2 name variants Warren Fastenings Southmost common4 Warren Fastenings South, Inc.2	North Charleston, South Carolina	6 of 15 answers
6	Coastal Fasteners & Supply Inc 18 employeesMyrtle Beach, South Carolina 2 name variants Coastal Fasteners & Supply, Inc.most common3 Coastal Fasteners & Supply1	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina	4 of 15 answers
7	Carolina Fastener & Fitting Supply South Carolina	South Carolina	4 of 15 answers
8	Portland Bolt Southeast South Carolina	South Carolina	4 of 15 answers
9	Boltmax Florence, South Carolina 2 name variants Boltmaxmost common2 Boltmax LLC1	Florence, South Carolina	3 of 15 answers
10	Hollywood Hardware South Carolina	South Carolina	3 of 15 answers

15 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 South Carolina. They belong to that state's ranking, not this one.

Company	State	Mentions
Fastenal	Washington	7 of 15
Albany County Fasteners	New Jersey	1 of 15
Alexander Screw Products – Elgin Division	Indiana	1 of 15
Automotive Fasteners, Inc.	Maryland	1 of 15
Empire Bolt & Screw	Washington	1 of 15
Field Fastener	Illinois	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 South Carolina”
2“Who supplies high-strength corrosion-resistant bolts and nuts in South Carolina”
3“I need a South Carolina fastener supplier for a recurring OEM assembly production run, who should I talk to”
4“Top industrial fastener suppliers in South Carolina for manufacturing and MRO buyers”
5“Which South Carolina industrial fastener suppliers can provide certified traceable fasteners to ASTM and ISO standards”
6“List 20 industrial fasteners companies in South Carolina 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.

baier-michels.com
3 companies
thepartsdirect.com
2 companies
boltmax.com
2 companies
thomasnet.comDirectory
2 companies
brightonbest.com
2 companies
cdn.thomasnet.com
2 companies
coastalfastenersmb.com
2 companies
roscoindustrialsupply.com
2 companies
fastenersupply.com
1 company
warrenfasteningssouth.com
1 company
adhq.com
1 company
albanycountyfasteners.com
1 company

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.

South Carolina in context

South Carolina ranks 10th 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%.

South Carolina (this report)Other measured statesCategory average (10%)

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