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MeasuredAI Visibility Index: Industrial Hose & Fittings in California
When a buyer asks an AI assistant for a industrial hose & fittings supplier in California, these are the companies that get named. This is what we found when the cell was last measured.
- 286 companies tracked
- Last measured September 30, 2026
- Next measurement October 30, 2026
The headline numbers
Never named by AI
272 of 286
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.
- 14 named at least once
- 272 never named
- Cell average
- 0.16of 15
Across all 286 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 California
These are the companies AI assistants named most often when California buyers went looking for a supplier in this category.
| Rank | Company | Location | AI visibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HJB Hoses & Fittings California 2 name variants
| California | 10 of 15 answers |
| 2 | PSB Hoses & Connectors California | California | 10 of 15 answers |
| 3 | Alternative Hose 12 employeesAnaheim, California | Anaheim, California | 9 of 15 answers |
| 4 | Zemarc Corporation (Parker Store) 50 employeesCommerce, California 3 name variants
| Commerce, California | 7 of 15 answers |
| 5 | ASJ Industrial Hose & Fittings, Inc. 16 employeesCorona, California 2 name variants
| Corona, California | 5 of 15 answers |
| 6 | San Diego Hydraulics 6 employeesNational City, California | National City, California | 5 of 15 answers |
| 7 | Specialty Hose Xpress California | California | 5 of 15 answers |
| 8 | Capital Rubber & Gasket 19 employeesSacramento, California 3 name variants
| Sacramento, California | 4 of 15 answers |
| 9 | Charter Industrial Supply 15 employeesSan Diego, California 2 name variants
| San Diego, California | 4 of 15 answers |
| 10 | Pacific Mechanical Supply 25 employeesSanta Fe Springs, California | Santa Fe Springs, California | 4 of 15 answers |
25 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial Rubber & Supply | Georgia | 5 of 15 |
| Berg‑Nelson (Echelon Supply & Service) | North Carolina | 2 of 15 |
| Hose Tech | Indiana | 1 of 15 |
| Top‑Line Industrial Supply | Minnesota | 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 hose and fittings in California”
- 2“Who supplies high-pressure hydraulic hose assemblies with fittings in California”
- 3“I need a California industrial hose and fittings partner for a bulk chemical transfer line upgrade, who should I talk to”
- 4“Top industrial hose and fittings suppliers in California for maintenance and reliability buyers”
- 5“Which California industrial hose and fittings specialists can handle custom assemblies for corrosive chemical service”
- 6“List 20 industrial hose and fittings 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.
- zemarc.com3 companies
- capitalrubberco.com3 companies
- tipcotech.com2 companies
- abesttube.com2 companies
- generalindustrial.com2 companies
- hjbhosesfittings.com2 companies
- jackhammerhose.com2 companies
- rbisj.com2 companies
- psbhosesandconnectors.com1 company
- specialtyhosexpress.com1 company
- northerncal.swagelok.com1 company
- wch-online.com1 company
52 sources were cited across this cell's answers from 41 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 17th of 17 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 11%.
- Tennessee29%
- Minnesota18%
- Georgia17%
- Indiana17%
- Michigan15%
- Missouri15%
- Florida13%
- North Carolina13%
- Massachusetts13%
- Illinois11%
- New Jersey10%
- Pennsylvania10%
- Wisconsin9%
- Texas8%
- New York7%
- Ohio6%
- California5%
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