AI Visibility Index: Power Transmission Components in Michigan

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

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

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The headline numbers

Never named by AI

120 of 132

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
120 never named

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Cell average: 0.52of 15
Across all 132 tracked companies.
Top ten average: 6.9of 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 Michigan

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

Top 10 most AI-visible Power Transmission Components companies in Michigan, measured September 30, 2026
Rank	Company	Location	AI visibility
1	MDS of Michigan 9 employeesJenison, Michigan 3 name variants MDS of Michigan, Inc.most common9 MDS of Michigan4 Michigan Distribution Solutions (MDS of Michigan)1	Jenison, Michigan	14 of 15 answers
2	B & H Machine Sales Inc 20 employeesDetroit, Michigan 2 name variants B&H Machine Salesmost common9 B&H Machine Sales, Inc.4	Detroit, Michigan	13 of 15 answers
3	Edwards Industrial Sales Inc 17 employeesKalamazoo, Michigan 2 name variants Edwards Industrial Salesmost common9 Edwards Industrial3	Kalamazoo, Michigan	12 of 15 answers
4	Cathey Company 15 employeesLansing, Michigan	Lansing, Michigan	11 of 15 answers
5	W.C. DuComb Co., Inc. 2 employeesDetroit, Michigan 3 name variants W.C. DuComb Co.most common6 W.C. DuComb Company1 WC DuComb Co.1	Detroit, Michigan	8 of 15 answers
6	WC DuComb Industrial Supply Michigan	Michigan	3 of 15 answers
7	Atlas Gear Co 13 employeesMadison Heights, Michigan	Madison Heights, Michigan	2 of 15 answers
8	Hayes Manufacturing 30 employeesFife Lake, Michigan	Fife Lake, Michigan	2 of 15 answers
9	MPT Drives, Inc. 16 employeesMadison Heights, Michigan 2 name variants MPT Drives (Weimer Bearing & Transmission – MPT division)most common1 MPT Drives1	Madison Heights, Michigan	2 of 15 answers
10	Verona Industrial Equipment LLC 6 employeesKalamazoo, Michigan	Kalamazoo, Michigan	2 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 Michigan. They belong to that state's ranking, not this one.

Company	State	Mentions
Integrated Distribution, Inc. (IDI)	Indiana	13 of 15
Tri‑Power Inc.	North Carolina	2 of 15
Baldwin Supply Company	North Dakota	1 of 15
Industrial Concepts & Solutions (ICS)	Kansas	1 of 15
Industrial Distribution International (IDI)	Indiana	1 of 15
Motion Industries – Michigan branches	Pennsylvania	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 power transmission components in Michigan”
2“Who supplies taper-lock bushings for power transmission in Michigan”
3“I need a Michigan power transmission partner for a new conveyor line build-out, who should I talk to”
4“Top power transmission components suppliers in Michigan for OEM machinery buyers”
5“Which Michigan power transmission component suppliers can assist with sizing and selecting shaft couplings and bushings for high-torque applications”
6“List 20 power transmission components companies in Michigan 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.

weimerbearing.com
6 companies
wcducomb.com
5 companies
mdsofmi.com
3 companies
int-dist.com
2 companies
bhmachine.com
2 companies
edwardsindustrial.com
2 companies
hayescouplings.com
1 company
atlasgear.com
1 company
baldwinsupply.com
1 company
bbprollc.com
1 company
catheycompany.com
1 company
en.wikipedia.orgDirectory
1 company

26 sources were cited across this cell's answers from 19 domains. A directory page often stands behind several companies at once; a company's own site usually stands behind one.

Michigan in context

Michigan ranks 9th of 10 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%.

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

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