AI Visibility Index: Laser & Waterjet Cutting Services in Illinois

When a buyer asks an AI assistant for a laser & waterjet cutting services supplier in Illinois, these are the companies that get named. This is what we found when the cell was last measured.

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

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The headline numbers

Never named by AI

102 of 118

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.

16 named at least once
102 never named

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Cell average: 0.33of 15
Across all 118 tracked companies.
Top ten average: 5.5of 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 Illinois

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

Top 10 most AI-visible Laser & Waterjet Cutting Services companies in Illinois, measured September 30, 2026
Rank	Company	Location	AI visibility
1	Chicago Metalcraft Illinois	Illinois	12 of 15 answers
2	Create Cut Invent 25 employeesLisle, Illinois	Lisle, Illinois	9 of 15 answers
3	Chicago Waterjet, Inc. Illinois	Illinois	6 of 15 answers
4	JDA Custom Inc. Illinois	Illinois	6 of 15 answers
5	Deslauriers Inc 15 employeesLa Grange Park, Illinois 2 name variants Deslauriersmost common4 Deslauriers / Deslinc1	La Grange Park, Illinois	5 of 15 answers
6	Odin Fabrication Inc 15 employeesElburn, Illinois 2 name variants Odin Fabricationmost common3 Odin Fabrication, Inc.1	Elburn, Illinois	4 of 15 answers
7	PW Jet Illinois	Illinois	4 of 15 answers
8	Laser Precision, LLC 55 employeesLibertyville, Illinois	Libertyville, Illinois	3 of 15 answers
9	815 Laser Cutting Illinois	Illinois	3 of 15 answers
10	Calisota Parts, LLC Illinois	Illinois	3 of 15 answers

37 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 Illinois. They belong to that state's ranking, not this one.

Company	State	Mentions
Viking Manufacturing Inc.	Texas	5 of 15
Premier Manufacturing Corp	Oregon	3 of 15
Aqua Jet, LLC	Texas	2 of 15
Liebovich Steel & Aluminum Co.	Iowa	2 of 15
Metal Service Company	Pennsylvania	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 laser and waterjet cutting services companies in Illinois”
2“Who supplies precision laser-cut stainless steel panels in Illinois”
3“I need a Illinois laser or waterjet cutting partner for a short-run custom machinery project, who should I talk to”
4“Top laser and waterjet cutting services suppliers in Illinois for industrial equipment buyers”
5“Which Illinois laser and waterjet cutting service providers can handle thick plate cutting with tight tolerances”
6“List 20 laser and waterjet cutting services companies in Illinois 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.

swwj-laser.com
4 companies
waterjetchicago.com
3 companies
marathonprecision.com
2 companies
pwjet.com
2 companies
deslinc.com
2 companies
kdisplay.com
2 companies
mtechcnc.com
2 companies
odinfab.com
2 companies
profabricating.com
2 companies
815lasercutting.com
1 company
premiermfgcorp.com
1 company
acemetal.com
1 company

50 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.

Illinois in context

Illinois ranks 6th of 12 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 13%.

Illinois (this report)Other measured statesCategory average (13%)

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