AI Visibility Index: Metal Service Centers in Oregon

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

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

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The headline numbers

Never named by AI

48 of 60

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.

12 named at least once
48 never named

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Cell average: 0.87of 15
Across all 60 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 Oregon

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

Top 10 most AI-visible Metal Service Centers companies in Oregon, measured September 30, 2026
Rank	Company	Location	AI visibility
1	Farwest Steel Corporation 280 employeesEugene, Oregon · 2 locations 2 name variants Farwest Steel Corporationmost common8 Farwest Steel4	Eugene, Oregon2 locations	12 of 15 answers
2	West Coast Metals Inc 30 employeesPortland, Oregon	Portland, Oregon	12 of 15 answers
3	Ram Steelco 19 employeesSalem, Oregon	Salem, Oregon	9 of 15 answers
4	Ideal Steel Inc 52 employeesEugene, Oregon 2 name variants Ideal Steel, Inc.most common3 Ideal Steel3	Eugene, Oregon	6 of 15 answers
5	NW Caliber Metals Distribution Oregon	Oregon	6 of 15 answers
6	Columbia Steel & Welding Supply Oregon	Oregon	4 of 15 answers
7	Pacific Machinery & Tool Steel Co. Oregon 4 name variants Pacific Machinery & Tool Steel (PMTSCO)most common1 Pacific Machinery & Tool Steel Company1 Pacific Machinery & Tool Steel (PMTS)1 Pacific Machinery & Tool Steel Co.1	Oregon	4 of 15 answers
8	IRC Aluminum & Stainless 19 employeesPortland, Oregon	Portland, Oregon	3 of 15 answers
9	Bridge City Steel Oregon	Oregon	3 of 15 answers
10	Lampros Steel Inc 8 employeesCanby, Oregon 2 name variants Lampros Steel (American Metals Corp.)most common1 Lampros Steel1	Canby, Oregon	2 of 15 answers

14 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 Oregon. They belong to that state's ranking, not this one.

Company	State	Mentions
Metal Supermarkets – Portland	Ontario	10 of 15
PDM Steel Service Centers, Inc.	California	3 of 15
Copper and Brass Sales – Portland	Ontario	2 of 15
Industrial Steel & Supply Co. (ISSCO)	Quebec	2 of 15
Seaport Steel	Washington	2 of 15
Alaskan Copper & Stainless	California	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 Oregon”
2“Who supplies cut-to-length stainless steel sheet and plate in Oregon”
3“I need a Oregon 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 Oregon for OEM purchasing buyers”
5“Which Oregon metal service centers can handle multi-grade inventory management with saw cutting and plate burning services”
6“List 20 metal service centers companies in Oregon 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
11 companies
farweststeel.com
4 companies
pnsfa.org
3 companies
pmtsco.com
3 companies
idealsteelinc.com
2 companies
nwcaliber.com
2 companies
lamprossteel.com
2 companies
ramsteelco.com
1 company
westcoastmet.com
1 company
columbiasteelsupply.com
1 company
ircalum.com
1 company
seaportsteel.com
1 company

42 sources were cited across this cell's answers from 27 domains. A directory page often stands behind several companies at once; a company's own site usually stands behind one.

Oregon in context

Oregon ranks 4th 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%.

Oregon (this report)Other measured statesCategory average (12%)

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