AI Visibility Index · Cell report
MeasuredAI Visibility Index: Metal Fabrication Services in Rhode Island
When a buyer asks an AI assistant for a metal fabrication services supplier in Rhode Island, these are the companies that get named. This is what we found when the cell was last measured.
- 76 companies tracked
- Last measured September 30, 2026
- Next measurement October 30, 2026
The headline numbers
Never named by AI
67 of 76
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.
- 9 named at least once
- 67 never named
- Cell average
- 0.21of 15
Across all 76 tracked companies.
- Top ten average
- 2.9of 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 Rhode Island
These are the companies AI assistants named most often when Rhode Island buyers went looking for a supplier in this category.
| Rank | Company | Location | AI visibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R I Welding & Fabricating Co 30 employeesProvidence, Rhode Island 2 name variants
| Providence, Rhode Island | 4 of 15 answers |
| 2 | RESH Inc. Rhode Island | Rhode Island | 4 of 15 answers |
| 3 | Envision Solutions Group Rhode Island | Rhode Island | 3 of 15 answers |
| 4 | Flippo’s Welding Service Rhode Island | Rhode Island | 3 of 15 answers |
| 5 | Retro Fabworks Rhode Island | Rhode Island | 3 of 15 answers |
| 6 | Rhode Island Precision Rhode Island | Rhode Island | 3 of 15 answers |
| 7 | Titone Custom Metalworks Rhode Island 2 name variants
| Rhode Island | 3 of 15 answers |
| 8 | Custom Iron Works Inc 10 employeesWarwick, Rhode Island | Warwick, Rhode Island | 2 of 15 answers |
| 9 | East Bay Manufacturers 12 employeesBristol, Rhode Island | Bristol, Rhode Island | 2 of 15 answers |
| 10 | ETCO Inc 80 employeesWarwick, Rhode Island 2 name variants
| Warwick, Rhode Island | 2 of 15 answers |
28 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 Rhode Island. They belong to that state's ranking, not this one.
| Company | State | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Ward’s Manufacturing | Illinois | 12 of 15 |
| A‑1 Metal Fab | Oregon | 5 of 15 |
| Aldine Metal Products | Pennsylvania | 3 of 15 |
| Atlas Metal Works, LLC | Connecticut | 2 of 15 |
| Crest Manufacturing Company | California | 2 of 15 |
| United Sheet Metal | New York | 2 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.
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 Rhode Island”
- 2“Who supplies custom fabricated stainless steel frames in Rhode Island”
- 3“I need a Rhode Island metal fabrication partner for a 2,000 unit industrial enclosure run, who should I talk to”
- 4“Top metal fabrication services suppliers in Rhode Island for OEM manufacturing buyers”
- 5“Which Rhode Island metal fabricators can handle laser cutting, forming, and welding of 1 inch plate”
- 6“List 20 metal fabrication services companies in Rhode Island 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.
- noramark.com7 companies
- thomasnet.comDirectory4 companies
- a-1metalfab.com4 companies
- ttopsofnewengland.com3 companies
- riwelding.com2 companies
- en.wikipedia.orgDirectory2 companies
- robiecanvas.com1 company
- wardsmanufacturing.com1 company
- a-1restaurantsupply.com1 company
- agarmachine.com1 company
- aldinemetal.com1 company
- approvedsheetmetal.com1 company
43 sources were cited across this cell's answers from 39 domains. A directory page often stands behind several companies at once; a company's own site usually stands behind one.
Rhode Island in context
Rhode Island ranks 11th 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%.
- Maine22%
- Idaho19%
- New Hampshire17%
- Kansas16%
- Nebraska16%
- Utah15%
- Mississippi14%
- Maryland14%
- Oregon14%
- Arkansas13%
- Rhode Island12%
- Iowa12%
- Nevada11%
- Connecticut11%
- West Virginia11%
- Arizona10%
- Louisiana10%
- Colorado9%
- Massachusetts9%
- Oklahoma9%
- Washington9%
- Virginia9%
- Minnesota8%
- South Carolina7%
- Kentucky7%
- Alabama7%
- Wisconsin7%
- North Carolina6%
- Missouri5%
- Georgia5%
- Indiana5%
- Tennessee4%
- Pennsylvania4%
- Ohio4%
- New Jersey4%
- Florida3%
- Illinois3%
- Michigan3%
- New York3%
- California3%
- Texas2%
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 riwelding.com or any other domain
Get your monthly AI Visibility Report
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.