AI Visibility Index: Metal Stampings in Washington

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

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

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The headline numbers

Never named by AI

52 of 56

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.

4 named at least once
52 never named

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Cell average: 0.43of 15
Across all 56 tracked companies.
Top ten average: 4.4of 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 Washington

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

Top 10 most AI-visible Metal Stampings companies in Washington, measured September 30, 2026
Rank	Company	Location	AI visibility
1	Gillaspie Manufacturing Inc 6 employeesVancouver, Washington 2 name variants Gillaspie Manufacturingmost common7 Gillaspie Manufacturing Inc.3	Vancouver, Washington	10 of 15 answers
2	Buyken Metals Products 48 employeesKent, Washington	Kent, Washington	9 of 15 answers
3	Voyager Engineering Washington	Washington	9 of 15 answers
4	Bennett Industries Inc 30 employeesTacoma, Washington 3 name variants Bennett Industries – Stamping Divisionmost common2 Bennett Industries, Inc.1 Bennett Industries1	Tacoma, Washington	4 of 15 answers
5	HCW Sales, LLC Washington 3 name variants HCW Sales (rep for multiple stamping houses)most common1 HCW Sales – Stampings (HCW Sales, LLC)1 HCW Sales, LLC1	Washington	3 of 15 answers
6	Pure MFG Washington	Washington	3 of 15 answers
7	Northwest Metalcraft Washington	Washington	2 of 15 answers
8	USWP Manufacturing Washington	Washington	2 of 15 answers
9	Arcadia Inc. (Northwest) 5 employeesRedmond, Washington	Redmond, Washington	1 of 15 answers
10	Blaser Casting Washington	Washington	1 of 15 answers

6 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 Washington. They belong to that state's ranking, not this one.

Company	State	Mentions
Columbia River Manufacturing	California	11 of 15
General Stamping & Metalworks (GSM)	Georgia	2 of 15
Mahuta Tool Corporation	Wisconsin	2 of 15
Micro Forms, Inc.	Texas	2 of 15
Progress Tool & Die	Indiana	2 of 15
AMG Industries	Ohio	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 Washington”
2“Who supplies custom progressive die metal stampings in Washington”
3“I need a Washington metal stampings partner for a 100,000 unit appliance bracket run, who should I talk to”
4“Top metal stampings suppliers in Washington for automotive OEM buyers”
5“Which Washington metal stampings companies can handle high-volume stainless steel progressive die work”
6“List 20 metal stampings companies in Washington 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
8 companies
hcwassoc.com
5 companies
bennettindinc.com
3 companies
naturaproducts.com
3 companies
gsmwinc.com
2 companies
crmfg-inc.com
2 companies
steel-technology.com
2 companies
buyken.com
1 company
gillaspiemfg.com
1 company
amgindustries.com
1 company
blasercasting.com
1 company
compass-anvil.com
1 company

28 sources were cited across this cell's answers from 24 domains. A directory page often stands behind several companies at once; a company's own site usually stands behind one.

Washington in context

Washington ranks 15th 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%.

Washington (this report)Other measured statesCategory average (9%)

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