AI Visibility Index: Industrial Hose & Fittings in Tennessee

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

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

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The headline numbers

Never named by AI

44 of 62

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.

18 named at least once
44 never named

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Cell average: 0.98of 15
Across all 62 tracked companies.
Top ten average: 6.1of 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 Tennessee

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

Top 10 most AI-visible Industrial Hose & Fittings companies in Tennessee, measured September 30, 2026
Rank	Company	Location	AI visibility
1	Davis Hose & Supply Inc 60 employeesKnoxville, Tennessee 2 name variants Davis Hose & Supply Inc.most common5 Davis Hose & Supply3	Knoxville, Tennessee	8 of 15 answers
2	Nashville Rubber & Gasket Co 45 employeesNashville, Tennessee	Nashville, Tennessee	8 of 15 answers
3	Valley Pipe & Fitting Co 9 employeesKnoxville, Tennessee 2 name variants Valley Pipe & Fittingmost common4 Valley Pipe & Fitting Company3	Knoxville, Tennessee	7 of 15 answers
4	One Place Industrial Tennessee	Tennessee	7 of 15 answers
5	Cornerstone Hydraulics 5 employeesKingsport, Tennessee 3 name variants Cornerstone Hydraulics & Industrial Supplymost common3 Cornerstone Hydraulics2 Cornerstone Hydraulic & Industrial1	Kingsport, Tennessee	6 of 15 answers
6	PIRTEK Knoxville Tennessee	Tennessee	6 of 15 answers
7	Allied Hose & Belting 11 employeesWaverly, Tennessee 3 name variants Allied Hose & Beltingmost common3 Allied Hose & Belting Co., Inc.1 Allied Hose & Belting Co.1	Waverly, Tennessee	5 of 15 answers
8	IR-G Industrial Rubber & Gasket 16 employeesNashville, Tennessee 2 name variants IR-G Industrial Rubber & Gasketmost common4 IR‑G (Industrial Rubber & Gasket) – Nashville1	Nashville, Tennessee	5 of 15 answers
9	Royal Brass and Hose 60 employeesKnoxville, Tennessee	Knoxville, Tennessee	5 of 15 answers
10	Knoxville Rubber & Gasket 17 employeesKnoxville, Tennessee	Knoxville, Tennessee	4 of 15 answers

24 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 Tennessee. They belong to that state's ranking, not this one.

Company	State	Mentions
Southern Hose & Industrial	Mississippi	4 of 15
AFP Industries – ParkerStores in TN	Florida	2 of 15
Fluid Management Company	Illinois	2 of 15
Rubber & Gasket Company of America (RGA) – Memphis	Alabama	2 of 15
AFP Industries – ParkerStore (East Knoxville)	Virginia	1 of 15
Drive Systems	Louisiana	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 Tennessee”
2“Who supplies high-pressure hydraulic hose assemblies with fittings in Tennessee”
3“I need a Tennessee 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 Tennessee for maintenance and reliability buyers”
5“Which Tennessee industrial hose and fittings specialists can handle custom assemblies for corrosive chemical service”
6“List 20 industrial hose and fittings companies in Tennessee 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
6 companies
afpind.com
4 companies
alliedhbtn.com
3 companies
cornerstonehydraulics.com
3 companies
hydraulic-supply.com
3 companies
davishose.com
2 companies
ir-g.com
2 companies
industro.com
2 companies
rgausa.com
2 companies
valleypf.com
2 companies
knoxrg.com
1 company
nashvillerubber.com
1 company

52 sources were cited across this cell's answers from 40 domains. A directory page often stands behind several companies at once; a company's own site usually stands behind one.

Tennessee in context

Tennessee ranks 1st 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%.

Tennessee (this report)Other measured statesCategory average (11%)

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