AI Visibility Index: Pipe & Tube Fittings in Minnesota

When a buyer asks an AI assistant for a pipe & tube fittings supplier in Minnesota, these are the companies that get named. This is what we found when the cell was last measured.

62 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 62

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.

14 named at least once
48 never named

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Cell average: 0.61of 15
Across all 62 tracked companies.
Top ten average: 4.1of 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 Minnesota

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

Top 10 most AI-visible Pipe & Tube Fittings companies in Minnesota, measured September 30, 2026
Rank	Company	Location	AI visibility
1	Samuelson Sales Inc 4 employeesMinneapolis, Minnesota 4 name variants Samuelson Sales (SSI Sanitary)most common7 Samuelson Sales Inc.2 Samuelson Sales – Industrial PVF1 Samuelson Sales1	Minneapolis, Minnesota	11 of 15 answers
2	Swagelok Minnesota \| North Dakota \| Appleton 12 employeesChaska, Minnesota	Chaska, Minnesota	8 of 15 answers
3	Apex Industrial Solutions Minnesota	Minnesota	4 of 15 answers
4	Goodin Company 134 employeesMinneapolis, Minnesota	Minneapolis, Minnesota	3 of 15 answers
5	K Sales 5 employeesGolden Valley, Minnesota 2 name variants K Salesmost common2 K‑Sales Company1	Golden Valley, Minnesota	3 of 15 answers
6	Class C Components Minnesota	Minnesota	3 of 15 answers
7	Precision Stainless Minnesota	Minnesota	3 of 15 answers
8	Duncan Co 35 employeesMinneapolis, Minnesota	Minneapolis, Minnesota	2 of 15 answers
9	Lincoln Suppliers, Inc. 24 employeesOwatonna, Minnesota	Owatonna, Minnesota	2 of 15 answers
10	Polyconn 8 employeesPlymouth, Minnesota	Plymouth, Minnesota	2 of 15 answers

26 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 Minnesota. They belong to that state's ranking, not this one.

Company	State	Mentions
Quality Stainless, Inc.	Oklahoma	6 of 15
Central States Group	Nebraska	3 of 15
Quest Engineering	North Dakota	3 of 15
Roberts–Hamilton (Hajoca)	Virginia	3 of 15
Banner Industries	Texas	2 of 15
Allied Stainless (Allied Group)	Rhode Island	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 suppliers of pipe and tube fittings in Minnesota”
2“Who supplies stainless steel sanitary tri-clamp fittings in Minnesota”
3“I need a Minnesota pipe and tube fittings partner for a high-pressure chemical process line installation, who should I talk to”
4“Top pipe and tube fittings suppliers in Minnesota for industrial maintenance buyers”
5“Which Minnesota pipe and tube fittings distributors can handle large-diameter, high-pressure alloy specifications”
6“List 20 pipe and tube fittings companies in Minnesota 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
15 companies
ssisanitary.com
4 companies
rhshowroom.com
3 companies
ksales.net
2 companies
olaughlinteam.com
2 companies
westcofitting.com
2 companies
apexsolutionsmn.com
1 company
classccomponents.com
1 company
lvisupply.com
1 company
minn.swagelok.com
1 company
painc.com
1 company
1ssonline.com
1 company

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

Minnesota in context

Minnesota ranks 3rd of 15 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 14%.

Minnesota (this report)Other measured statesCategory average (14%)

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