AI Visibility Index: Metal Fabrication Services in Minnesota

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

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

Look up your company Get your monthly report

The headline numbers

Never named by AI

327 of 354

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.

27 named at least once
327 never named

Not sure whether you are one of them?Check your domain

Cell average: 0.18of 15
Across all 354 tracked companies.
Top ten average: 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 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 Metal Fabrication Services companies in Minnesota, measured September 30, 2026
Rank	Company	Location	AI visibility
1	Dalsin Industries Minnesota	Minnesota	7 of 15 answers
2	ELO Engineering Minnesota	Minnesota	7 of 15 answers
3	AWI Manufacturing Inc 30 employeesWinsted, Minnesota	Winsted, Minnesota	6 of 15 answers
4	ICA Corporation 65 employeesMaple Grove, Minnesota	Maple Grove, Minnesota	6 of 15 answers
5	Northern Metal Products 100 employeesSt Cloud, Minnesota	St Cloud, Minnesota	6 of 15 answers
6	Specialty Engineering Inc 25 employeesMaplewood, Minnesota 2 name variants Specialty Engineering, Inc.most common5 Specialty Engineering1	Maplewood, Minnesota	6 of 15 answers
7	Albany Manufacturing Inc 7 employeesAlbany, Minnesota	Albany, Minnesota	3 of 15 answers
8	Assurance Manufacturing, Inc. 130 employeesMinneapolis, Minnesota 2 name variants Assurance Manufacturingmost common2 Assurance Manufacturing, Inc.1	Minneapolis, Minnesota	3 of 15 answers
9	Atlas Manufacturing 70 employeesMinneapolis, Minnesota	Minneapolis, Minnesota	3 of 15 answers
10	Hub Manufacturing 35 employeesMinneapolis, Minnesota	Minneapolis, Minnesota	3 of 15 answers

39 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.

Company	State	Mentions
Metal Trade Solutions	Michigan	3 of 15
Universal Stainless, Inc.	Pennsylvania	3 of 15
Ajax Metal Forming Solutions	Oklahoma	1 of 15
Enclosure Industries	Wisconsin	1 of 15
Harty Manufacturing	Mississippi	1 of 15

One of these yours?

A complete Blue Book listing is one of the sources assistants read in this category. Confirming your details is free.

Get your monthly report

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 Minnesota”
2“Who supplies custom fabricated stainless steel frames in Minnesota”
3“I need a Minnesota metal fabrication partner for a 2,000 unit industrial enclosure run, who should I talk to”
4“Top metal fabrication services suppliers in Minnesota for OEM manufacturing buyers”
5“Which Minnesota metal fabricators can handle laser cutting, forming, and welding of 1 inch plate”
6“List 20 metal fabrication 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.

thomasnet.comDirectory
4 companies
actionfabricating.com
3 companies
albanymfginc.com
2 companies
assurancemfg.com
2 companies
broadwaywelding.com
2 companies
donnerlaser.com
2 companies
metaltradesolutions.com
2 companies
specialtyeng.com
2 companies
awimfg.com
1 company
northernmetalproducts.com
1 company
dalsinind.com
1 company
elo1.com
1 company

58 sources were cited across this cell's answers from 50 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 23rd 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%.

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

Look up a company

Enter a domain or a company name to see whether it is tracked in this cell, and whether the answers named it. This is a lookup against a measurement already taken, so it is instant.

Try awimfg.com or any other domain

The public Index publishes one measurement per cell. A monthly report covers your own company:

Every question it was named on
Every question it was not
What moved

Your own position is only ever shown to you.