AI Visibility Index: Metal Fabrication Services in Idaho

When a buyer asks an AI assistant for a metal fabrication services supplier in Idaho, these are the companies that get named. This is what we found when the cell was last measured.

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

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The headline numbers

Never named by AI

48 of 59

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.

11 named at least once
48 never named

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Cell average: 0.49of 15
Across all 59 tracked companies.
Top ten average: 4.2of 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 Idaho

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

Top 10 most AI-visible Metal Fabrication Services companies in Idaho, measured September 30, 2026
Rank	Company	Location	AI visibility
1	Boise Metal Works 8 employeesBoise, Idaho	Boise, Idaho	8 of 15 answers
2	Laser Metal Fab Idaho	Idaho	6 of 15 answers
3	Hobson Fabricating 170 employeesBoise, Idaho	Boise, Idaho	4 of 15 answers
4	Swhift Stainless Fabrication, Inc. Sandpoint, Idaho 2 name variants Swhift Stainless Fabrication, Inc.most common3 Swift Stainless (Solar Tanks / CNC Fabrication)1	Sandpoint, Idaho	4 of 15 answers
5	American Steel Fabrications of Idaho Idaho	Idaho	4 of 15 answers
6	Lasasco, Inc. Idaho	Idaho	4 of 15 answers
7	Erwin Custom Fabrication 7 employeesNampa, Idaho 2 name variants Erwin Custom Fabricationmost common2 Erwin Fabrication1	Nampa, Idaho	3 of 15 answers
8	Big Iron Construction Pocatello, Idaho	Pocatello, Idaho	3 of 15 answers
9	BishTec Idaho	Idaho	3 of 15 answers
10	G & L Welding Idaho	Idaho	3 of 15 answers

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

Company	State	Mentions
C + C Manufacturing	Maryland	2 of 15
TMT Fab	North Carolina	2 of 15
Industrial Metal Enterprises	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 metal fabrication companies in Idaho”
2“Who supplies custom fabricated stainless steel frames in Idaho”
3“I need a Idaho metal fabrication partner for a 2,000 unit industrial enclosure run, who should I talk to”
4“Top metal fabrication services suppliers in Idaho for OEM manufacturing buyers”
5“Which Idaho metal fabricators can handle laser cutting, forming, and welding of 1 inch plate”
6“List 20 metal fabrication services companies in Idaho 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
3 companies
bigironidaho.com
2 companies
farweststeel.com
2 companies
solartanks.com
2 companies
erwinfab.com
2 companies
tmtfab.com
2 companies
traitllc.com
2 companies
vessystems.com
2 companies
asfofidaho.com
1 company
boisemetalworks.com
1 company
gandlwelding.com
1 company
hobsonfab.com
1 company

57 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.

Idaho in context

Idaho ranks 2nd of 41 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 6%.

Idaho (this report)Other measured statesCategory average (6%)

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