AI Visibility Index: Wire Forms, Mesh & Fabricated Wire in Washington

When a buyer asks an AI assistant for a wire forms, mesh & fabricated wire supplier in Washington, 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

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The headline numbers

Never named by AI

51 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.

7 named at least once
51 never named

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Cell average: 0.38of 15
Across all 58 tracked companies.
Top ten average: 3of 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 Wire Forms, Mesh & Fabricated Wire companies in Washington, measured September 30, 2026
Rank	Company	Location	AI visibility
1	Carlson Steel Works Inc 12 employeesBellingham, Washington 2 name variants Carlson Steelworksmost common5 Carlson Steel1	Bellingham, Washington	6 of 15 answers
2	Grating Pacific LLC 6 employeesKent, Washington	Kent, Washington	6 of 15 answers
3	McNICHOLS – Seattle Metals Service Center Washington	Washington	5 of 15 answers
4	Justesen Industries Inc 24 employeesBlaine, Washington	Blaine, Washington	3 of 15 answers
5	Puget Sound Steel Co 15 employeesKent, Washington	Kent, Washington	3 of 15 answers
6	Kirkwood Industries Inc 16 employeesWoodinville, Washington	Woodinville, Washington	2 of 15 answers
7	Banker Wire Washington	Washington	2 of 15 answers
8	Buyken Metals Products 48 employeesKent, Washington	Kent, Washington	1 of 15 answers
9	S&R Sheet Metal 28 employeesKelso, Washington	Kelso, Washington	1 of 15 answers
10	Ampex Metal Solutions Washington	Washington	1 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 Washington. They belong to that state's ranking, not this one.

Company	State	Mentions
J & P Wire Products, Inc.	California	5 of 15
Oregon Wire	Oregon	4 of 15
Three M Tool	Michigan	3 of 15
Angola Wire Products	Indiana	2 of 15
Astoria Wire & Metal Products	Illinois	2 of 15
Davis Wire	California	2 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 wire forms, mesh and fabricated wire products in Washington”
2“Who supplies custom stainless steel wire mesh baskets in Washington”
3“I need a Washington fabricated wire products partner for a 10,000-piece run of OEM wire guards, who should I talk to”
4“Top wire forms, mesh and fabricated wire products suppliers in Washington for industrial equipment buyers”
5“Which Washington wire fabricators can handle high-volume CNC wire forming and resistance welding”
6“List 20 wire forms, mesh and fabricated wire products 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.

jpwire.com
2 companies
evansmfgco.com
2 companies
carlsonsteel.com
2 companies
info.mwcomponents.com
2 companies
mcnichols.com
2 companies
www-aws.mcnichols.com
2 companies
gratingpacific.com
1 company
ampexmetal.com
1 company
ams-wa.com
1 company
angolawire.com
1 company
anysizebasket.com
1 company
artcraftwelding.com
1 company

49 sources were cited across this cell's answers from 45 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 7th of 21 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 10%.

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