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MeasuredAI Visibility Index: Metal Stampings in Kentucky
When a buyer asks an AI assistant for a metal stampings supplier in Kentucky, these are the companies that get named. This is what we found when the cell was last measured.
- 58 companies tracked
- Last measured September 30, 2026
- Next measurement October 30, 2026
The headline numbers
Never named by AI
47 of 58
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.
- 11 named at least once
- 47 never named
- Cell average
- 0.69of 15
Across all 58 tracked companies.
- Top ten average
- 5.7of 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 Kentucky
These are the companies AI assistants named most often when Kentucky buyers went looking for a supplier in this category.
| Rank | Company | Location | AI visibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B & H Tool WorksEvery answer 96 employeesRichmond, Kentucky 2 name variants
| Richmond, Kentucky | 15 of 15 answers |
| 2 | AMC Manufacturing Co. Kentucky 2 name variants
| Kentucky | 10 of 15 answers |
| 3 | Monticello Tool & Die 35 employeesMonticello, Kentucky | Monticello, Kentucky | 6 of 15 answers |
| 4 | Mid-Park Inc. 45 employeesLeitchfield, Kentucky 2 name variants
| Leitchfield, Kentucky | 5 of 15 answers |
| 5 | Wald LLC Kentucky | Kentucky | 5 of 15 answers |
| 6 | Highlands Diversified Services 175 employeesLondon, Kentucky 3 name variants
| London, Kentucky | 4 of 15 answers |
| 7 | Augur Metal Products Kentucky | Kentucky | 4 of 15 answers |
| 8 | Precision Metal Works 200 employeesLouisville, Kentucky | Louisville, Kentucky | 3 of 15 answers |
| 9 | Mission Tool & Machine LLC Kentucky | Kentucky | 3 of 15 answers |
| 10 | Lincoln Manufacturing USA,LLC 70 employeesStanford, Kentucky 2 name variants
| Stanford, Kentucky | 2 of 15 answers |
19 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 Kentucky. They belong to that state's ranking, not this one.
| Company | State | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Big Rapids Products | Michigan | 3 of 15 |
| Lincoln Manufacturing LLC | Ohio | 2 of 15 |
| AMG Industries | Ohio | 1 of 15 |
| P‑K Tool & Manufacturing Co. | Illinois | 1 of 15 |
| The Hines Group (East Plant) | 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 stampings companies in Kentucky”
- 2“Who supplies custom progressive die metal stampings in Kentucky”
- 3“I need a Kentucky metal stampings partner for a 100,000 unit appliance bracket run, who should I talk to”
- 4“Top metal stampings suppliers in Kentucky for automotive OEM buyers”
- 5“Which Kentucky metal stampings companies can handle high-volume stainless steel progressive die work”
- 6“List 20 metal stampings companies in Kentucky 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.comDirectory11 companies
- cedky.com4 companies
- amgindustries.com4 companies
- amc-mfg.com2 companies
- mid-park.com2 companies
- bhtoolworks.com2 companies
- hds-usa.com2 companies
- ken-tron.com2 companies
- lincolnmfg.com2 companies
- waldllc.com1 company
- augurmetal.com1 company
- browningdiedesign.com1 company
32 sources were cited across this cell's answers from 23 domains. A directory page often stands behind several companies at once; a company's own site usually stands behind one.
Kentucky in context
Kentucky ranks 3rd of 20 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 9%.
- Missouri24%
- Connecticut19%
- Kentucky19%
- Minnesota17%
- Wisconsin14%
- Indiana13%
- Massachusetts12%
- Georgia12%
- North Carolina11%
- Tennessee10%
- Florida10%
- Texas9%
- Illinois8%
- New Jersey8%
- Washington7%
- New York7%
- Ohio7%
- Michigan6%
- Pennsylvania5%
- California3%
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- Industrial Machinery & Equipment Distributors97 tracked
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