AI Visibility Index · Cell report

AI Visibility Index: Abrasive Belts in New York

11 companies tracked · Last measured September 16, 2026

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

The headline numbers

3 of 11

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.

Not sure whether you are one of them? Check your domain.

Cell average
1.91of 15

Across all 11 tracked companies.

Top ten average
5.8of 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 New York

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

Top 10 most AI-visible Abrasive Belts companies in New York, measured September 16, 2026
RankCompanyLocationAI visibility
1Empire AbrasivesLong, New York14 of 15 answers
2Precision Abrasives15 employees
6 name variants
  • Precision Abrasives (Wesand)most common3
  • Precision Abrasives (Precision Operations Inc.)2
  • Precision Abrasives (Wesand Co.)2
  • Precision Abrasives (Wesand / Precision Abrasives Inc.)1
  • Precision Abrasives (Wesand/Western New York Supply)1
  • Precision Abrasives (Wesand Manufacturing)1
Orchard Park, New York10 of 15 answers
3United Finishing Supply
2 name variants
  • United Finishing Supplymost common6
  • United Finishing Supply (UnitedFinish.com)2
New York8 of 15 answers
4Sungold AbrasivesNew York5 of 15 answers
5Uneeda Enterprizes, Inc.
2 name variants
  • Uneeda Enterprizes, Inc.most common4
  • Uneeda Enterprizes1
New York5 of 15 answers
6Van Alstine & Sons, Inc.15 employees
2 name variants
  • Van Alstine & Sons, Inc.most common3
  • Van Alstine & Sons1
Cohoes, New York4 of 15 answers
7Divine Brothers, Inc.
2 name variants
  • Divine Brothers, Inc.most common3
  • Divine Brothers Company (Met‑L‑Abrasive Belts)1
New York4 of 15 answers
8Travers Tool Co.Queens, New York4 of 15 answers
9MSC Industrial Supply Co.300 employees
2 name variants
  • MSC Industrial Supply Co.most common1
  • MSC Industrial Supply1
Melville, New York2 of 15 answers
10Flexovit USA
2 name variants
  • Flexovit USA, Inc.most common1
  • Flexovit USA1
New York2 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 New York. They belong to that state's ranking, not this one.

CompanyStateMentions
Washington MillsIllinois2 of 15
Abrasive Belt ServiceSouth Carolina1 of 15
Black Hawk Abrasives (BHA)California1 of 15
Canfield & Joseph (distributor for Norton, etc.)Missouri1 of 15

One of these yours?

A complete Blue Book listing is one of the sources assistants read in this category. Confirming your details is free.

Get your monthly report

What moved since the last measurement

This is the first measurement of this cell, so there is nothing to compare it with yet. The next measurement will show what moved.

Stability is normal. AI answers in industrial categories change slowly, and a cell can go several measurements with no change in the top ten.

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. 1Best abrasive belts companies in New York
  2. 2Who supplies ceramic grain wide abrasive belts in New York
  3. 3I need a New York abrasive belt supplier for a high-volume stainless steel finishing line, who should I talk to
  4. 4Top abrasive belts suppliers in New York for metal fabrication buyers
  5. 5Which New York abrasive belts suppliers can handle custom sizes and non-standard grit combinations
  6. 6List 20 abrasive belts companies in New York 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.comDirectory7 companies
  • wesand.com6 companies
  • unitedfinish.com3 companies
  • sandpaper.com3 companies
  • en.wikipedia.orgDirectory2 companies
  • nortonabrasives.com2 companies
  • empireabrasives.com1 company
  • abrasivebeltservice.com1 company
  • abrasiveindustrialsupplies.com1 company
  • blackhawkabrasives.com1 company
  • bostwick-pim.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com1 company
  • burnstools.com1 company

30 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.

New York in context

New York is the only state measured in this category so far, so there is nothing to compare it with yet.

Look up a company

Enter a domain or a company name to see whether it is tracked in this cell, and whether the answers named it. This is a lookup against a measurement already taken, so it is instant.

Try wesand.com or any other domain

Get your monthly AI Visibility Report

The public Index publishes one measurement per cell. A monthly report covers your own company: every question it was named on, every question it was not, and what moved. Your own position is only ever shown to you.

We'll verify your domain and email before your report is built. Not listed? Email index@macraesbluebook.com.

Nearby cells

Choose another category and state