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MeasuredAI Visibility Index: Metal Finishing Services in Missouri
When a buyer asks an AI assistant for a metal finishing services supplier in Missouri, these are the companies that get named. This is what we found when the cell was last measured.
- 95 companies tracked
- Last measured September 30, 2026
- Next measurement October 30, 2026
The headline numbers
Never named by AI
77 of 95
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.
- 18 named at least once
- 77 never named
- Cell average
- 0.59of 15
Across all 95 tracked companies.
- Top ten average
- 5.8of 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 Missouri
These are the companies AI assistants named most often when Missouri buyers went looking for a supplier in this category.
| Rank | Company | Location | AI visibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sullivan Precision Metal Finishing 60 employeesSullivan, Missouri 3 name variants
| Sullivan, Missouri | 10 of 15 answers |
| 2 | M & R Plating Inc 8 employeesWashington, Missouri | Washington, Missouri | 7 of 15 answers |
| 3 | Microfinish 40 employeesTruesdale, Missouri 3 name variants
| Truesdale, Missouri | 7 of 15 answers |
| 4 | Aerospace Metals LLC Missouri | Missouri | 7 of 15 answers |
| 5 | Jerry’s Metal Finishing Missouri 3 name variants
| Missouri | 6 of 15 answers |
| 6 | Blastco Inc 11 employeesWentzville, Missouri 2 name variants
| Wentzville, Missouri | 5 of 15 answers |
| 7 | Total Powder Coat & Finish Missouri | Missouri | 5 of 15 answers |
| 8 | I & M Machine & Fabrication 45 employeesSt Joseph, Missouri | St Joseph, Missouri | 4 of 15 answers |
| 9 | Rhein Precision 46 employeesSt. Louis, Missouri | St. Louis, Missouri | 4 of 15 answers |
| 10 | Aero Metal Finishing LLC 5 employeesFenton, Missouri 2 name variants
| Fenton, Missouri | 3 of 15 answers |
18 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 Missouri. They belong to that state's ranking, not this one.
| Company | State | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| HOLLOWAY AMERICA | South Carolina | 2 of 15 |
| Douglas Finishing | Minnesota | 1 of 15 |
| Douglas Metal Finishing | Minnesota | 1 of 15 |
| Powder Coating Plus | California | 1 of 15 |
| Pro‑Line Metal Fab | Illinois | 1 of 15 |
| Pure Source | New York | 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 finishing services companies in Missouri”
- 2“Who supplies precision metal finishing for small stainless steel components in Missouri”
- 3“I need a Missouri metal finishing partner for a 10,000 piece medical device housing run, who should I talk to”
- 4“Top metal finishing services suppliers in Missouri for industrial OEM buyers”
- 5“Which Missouri metal finishing service providers can handle high-volume automated line finishing with tight cosmetic requirements”
- 6“List 20 metal finishing services companies in Missouri 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.comDirectory7 companies
- spmf.com3 companies
- microfinishco.com3 companies
- jerrysmetalfinishing.com3 companies
- swishercmfg.com3 companies
- blastcoinc.com2 companies
- detray-plating.com2 companies
- douglasfinishing.com2 companies
- pcpmo.com2 companies
- qualityfinishingind.com2 companies
- aerospacemetalsllc.com1 company
- mandrplating.com1 company
40 sources were cited across this cell's answers from 28 domains. A directory page often stands behind several companies at once; a company's own site usually stands behind one.
Missouri in context
Missouri ranks 5th of 27 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 11%.
- Virginia20%
- Minnesota20%
- Tennessee20%
- Iowa19%
- Missouri19%
- Alabama18%
- North Carolina17%
- Maryland17%
- South Carolina16%
- Oklahoma16%
- Louisiana16%
- Washington15%
- Oregon15%
- Georgia15%
- Connecticut14%
- Indiana13%
- Massachusetts12%
- Michigan11%
- New Jersey10%
- New York9%
- Pennsylvania9%
- Wisconsin8%
- Ohio7%
- Illinois7%
- California7%
- Florida6%
- Texas6%
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More published reports in Missouri
- Metal Fabrication Services320 tracked
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- Metal Cutting Tools173 tracked
- Injection Molded Plastics167 tracked
- Metal Service Centers139 tracked
- Industrial Machinery & Equipment Distributors133 tracked
- Conveyors & Material Handling Equipment131 tracked
- Industrial & Process Controls127 tracked
- Plastic Extrusion & Thermoforming98 tracked
- Electrical Equipment Distributors97 tracked
- Welding Services97 tracked
- Industrial Fasteners95 tracked