AI Visibility Index · Cell report
MeasuredAI Visibility Index: Metal Service Centers in Illinois
When a buyer asks an AI assistant for a metal service centers supplier in Illinois, these are the companies that get named. This is what we found when the cell was last measured.
- 301 companies tracked
- Last measured September 30, 2026
- Next measurement October 30, 2026
The headline numbers
Never named by AI
270 of 301
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.
- 31 named at least once
- 270 never named
- Cell average
- 0.25of 15
Across all 301 tracked companies.
- Top ten average
- 4.6of 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 Illinois
These are the companies AI assistants named most often when Illinois buyers went looking for a supplier in this category.
| Rank | Company | Location | AI visibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kloeckner Metals 120 employeesChicago, Illinois 4 name variants
| Chicago, Illinois | 9 of 15 answers |
| 2 | Central Steel & Wire Co 1,250 employeesChicago, Illinois · 2 locations 2 name variants
| Chicago, Illinois2 locations | 8 of 15 answers |
| 3 | Combined Metals Company LLC 100 employeesBellwood, Illinois 3 name variants
| Bellwood, Illinois | 4 of 15 answers |
| 4 | Lapham-Hickey Steel 40 employeesMadison, Illinois | Madison, Illinois | 4 of 15 answers |
| 5 | Ryerson 25 employeesElgin, Illinois | Elgin, Illinois | 4 of 15 answers |
| 6 | Arnell Steel Supply Illinois | Illinois | 4 of 15 answers |
| 7 | Leeco Steel Illinois | Illinois | 4 of 15 answers |
| 8 | Admiral Steel Llc 46 employeesAlsip, Illinois | Alsip, Illinois | 3 of 15 answers |
| 9 | Clingan Steel, Inc. 85 employeesElk Grove Village, Illinois | Elk Grove Village, Illinois | 3 of 15 answers |
| 10 | Coilplus-Illinois Inc 58 employeesPlainfield, Illinois | Plainfield, Illinois | 3 of 15 answers |
42 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 Illinois. They belong to that state's ranking, not this one.
| Company | State | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Tube & Iron | Wisconsin | 5 of 15 |
| Delta Steel | Texas | 3 of 15 |
| Alro Steel – Chicago | North Carolina | 2 of 15 |
| Alro Metals Outlet – Chicago (Elk Grove) | Michigan | 1 of 15 |
| Hascall Steel – Chicago | Michigan | 1 of 15 |
| NKS (National Kwikmetal Service) | Tennessee | 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 Illinois”
- 2“Who supplies cut-to-length stainless steel sheet and plate in Illinois”
- 3“I need a Illinois 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 Illinois for OEM purchasing buyers”
- 5“Which Illinois metal service centers can handle multi-grade inventory management with saw cutting and plate burning services”
- 6“List 20 metal service centers companies in Illinois 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.comDirectory12 companies
- kloecknermetals.com5 companies
- hascallsteel.com3 companies
- combmet.com2 companies
- en.wikipedia.orgDirectory2 companies
- olysteel.com2 companies
- carilmetals.com2 companies
- centralsteel.com2 companies
- iqsdirectory.comDirectory2 companies
- ryerson.com2 companies
- siegalsteel.com2 companies
- vitcosteel.com2 companies
59 sources were cited across this cell's answers from 47 domains. A directory page often stands behind several companies at once; a company's own site usually stands behind one.
Illinois in context
Illinois ranks 22nd 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%.
- South Carolina25%
- Minnesota23%
- Oklahoma20%
- Oregon20%
- Virginia20%
- North Carolina20%
- Colorado19%
- Alabama18%
- Washington18%
- Connecticut18%
- Kentucky17%
- Tennessee16%
- Maryland16%
- Georgia15%
- Missouri15%
- Louisiana15%
- Massachusetts14%
- Wisconsin14%
- Arizona12%
- Florida12%
- New Jersey12%
- Illinois10%
- New York10%
- Michigan9%
- Indiana8%
- Ohio8%
- Texas7%
- Pennsylvania6%
- California5%
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