AI Visibility Index: Metal Service Centers in Florida

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

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

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The headline numbers

Never named by AI

136 of 155

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
136 never named

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Cell average: 0.42of 15
Across all 155 tracked companies.
Top ten average: 6.1of 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 Florida

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

Top 10 most AI-visible Metal Service Centers companies in Florida, measured September 30, 2026
Rank	Company	Location	AI visibility
1	Century Metals & Supplies Florida 2 name variants Century Metals & Suppliesmost common11 Century Metals & Supplies – Orlando1	Florida	12 of 15 answers
2	Specialized Metals 9 employeesCoral Springs, Florida 2 name variants Specialized Metals, Inc.most common7 Specialized Metals1	Coral Springs, Florida	8 of 15 answers
3	SG Metals 28 employeesFort Lauderdale, Florida	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	7 of 15 answers
4	Tampa Bay Steel Corporation 118 employeesTampa, Florida	Tampa, Florida	7 of 15 answers
5	Surplus Steel & Supply Inc. 15 employeesApopka, Florida	Apopka, Florida	6 of 15 answers
6	Sun Metals & Supply 7 employeesPompano Beach, Florida	Pompano Beach, Florida	5 of 15 answers
7	Tampa Steel & Supply 17 employeesTampa, Florida	Tampa, Florida	5 of 15 answers
8	Aluminum Distributing Inc dba ADI Metal 10 employeesFort Lauderdale, Florida 3 name variants ADI Metal (Aluminum Distributing, Inc.)most common2 Aluminum Distributing, Inc. (ADI Metal)1 Aluminum Distributing / ADI Metal1	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	4 of 15 answers
9	Space Coast Steel Corp. Florida	Florida	4 of 15 answers
10	Everglades Steel Corporation 22 employeesMiami, Florida	Miami, Florida	3 of 15 answers

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

Company	State	Mentions
Steel & Pipe Supply – Tampa	Kansas	3 of 15
Metallic Products	Texas	2 of 15
Metro Steel USA	Delaware	2 of 15
Alro Steel	North Carolina	1 of 15
Alro Steel / Alro Metals Outlet	Michigan	1 of 15
Alro Steel / Alro Metals Processing – Orlando	Michigan	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 service centers companies in Florida”
2“Who supplies cut-to-length stainless steel sheet and plate in Florida”
3“I need a Florida metal service center partner for just-in-time steel deliveries to a fabrication plant, who should I talk to”
4“Top metal service centers suppliers in Florida for OEM purchasing buyers”
5“Which Florida metal service centers can handle multi-grade inventory management with saw cutting and plate burning services”
6“List 20 metal service centers companies in Florida 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
19 companies
alro.com
4 companies
noramark.com
4 companies
orlando.centurymetals.com
2 companies
steelandpipesupply.com
2 companies
metallicproductsllc.com
2 companies
specializedmetals.com
2 companies
centurymetals.com
1 company
tampasteel.com
1 company
sgmetals.com
1 company
sunmetalssupply.com
1 company
tampabaysteel.com
1 company

44 sources were cited across this cell's answers from 30 domains. A directory page often stands behind several companies at once; a company's own site usually stands behind one.

Florida in context

Florida ranks 20th of 29 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 12%.

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