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Measured

AI Visibility Index: Laser & Waterjet Cutting Services in Minnesota

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

  • 67 companies tracked
  • Last measured September 30, 2026
  • Next measurement October 30, 2026

The headline numbers

Never named by AI

48 of 67

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.

  • 19 named at least once
  • 48 never named
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Cell average
0.99of 15

Across all 67 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 Minnesota

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

Top 10 most AI-visible Laser & Waterjet Cutting Services companies in Minnesota, measured September 30, 2026
RankCompanyAI visibility
1
Ameristar Laser & WaterjetEvery answer
8 employeesMinneapolis, Minnesota
3 name variants
  • AmeriStar Laser & Water Jet Cutting, Inc.most common9
  • AmeriStar Laser & Waterjet5
  • AmeriStar Laser & Water Jet Cutting1

15 of 15 answers

2
Minnesota Waterjet Inc.
10 employeesRamsey, Minnesota
3 name variants
  • Minnesota Waterjetmost common5
  • Minnesota Waterjet, Inc.3
  • Minnesota Waterjet (MN Waterjet)1

9 of 15 answers

3
ELO Engineering
Minnesota

6 of 15 answers

4
Geometrix Co
32 employeesRosemount, Minnesota
3 name variants
  • Geometrix Comost common3
  • Geometrix Company1
  • Geometrix1

5 of 15 answers

5
Jetson Inc
10 employeesHam Lake, Minnesota

5 of 15 answers

6
JIT Companies
20 employeesGreen Isle, Minnesota
2 name variants
  • JIT Companiesmost common4
  • JIT Companies, Inc.1

5 of 15 answers

7
Laser 1 Technologies, Inc.
18 employeesWest St Paul, Minnesota

5 of 15 answers

8
Unlimited Welding & Fabrication
Minnesota
2 name variants
  • Unlimited Welding & Fabricationmost common4
  • Unlimited Welding & Fabrication LLC1

5 of 15 answers

9
Norco Precision
5 employeesMaple Grove, Minnesota

4 of 15 answers

10
DLC Manufacturing & Fabrication / Donner Laser Company
Minnesota

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

CompanyStateMentions
AeroJet LLCIdaho6 of 15
Donner Laser CompanyFlorida6 of 15
FedTechWisconsin4 of 15
T&S ManufacturingTexas2 of 15
Aerojet ManufacturingMassachusetts1 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. 1“Best laser and waterjet cutting services companies in Minnesota”
  2. 2“Who supplies precision laser-cut stainless steel panels in Minnesota”
  3. 3“I need a Minnesota laser or waterjet cutting partner for a short-run custom machinery project, who should I talk to”
  4. 4“Top laser and waterjet cutting services suppliers in Minnesota for industrial equipment buyers”
  5. 5“Which Minnesota laser and waterjet cutting service providers can handle thick plate cutting with tight tolerances”
  6. 6“List 20 laser and waterjet cutting services companies in Minnesota 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.

  • donnerlaser.com
    5 companies
  • aerojetmn.com
    3 companies
  • ameristarlaser.co
    3 companies
  • geometrixco.com
    3 companies
  • mnwaterjet.com
    3 companies
  • awimfg.com
    2 companies
  • bwweldinginc.com
    2 companies
  • thomasnet.comDirectory
    2 companies
  • unlimitedwelding-fab.com
    2 companies
  • fedtech.com
    2 companies
  • jitcompanies.com
    2 companies
  • mplslasercutting.com
    2 companies

40 sources were cited across this cell's answers from 36 domains. A directory page often stands behind several companies at once; a company's own site usually stands behind one.

Minnesota in context

Minnesota ranks 1st 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%.

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

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