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AI Visibility Index: Abrasive & Polishing Pads in Ohio

53 companies tracked · Last measured September 15, 2026

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

The headline numbers

39 of 53

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.

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Cell average
0.74of 15

Across all 53 tracked companies.

Top ten average
5.1of 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 Ohio

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

Top 10 most AI-visible Abrasive & Polishing Pads companies in Ohio, measured September 15, 2026
RankCompanyLocationAI visibility
1Random Products Inc14 employeesCleveland, Ohio8 of 15 answers
2Bremco Steel & Supply
2 name variants
  • Bremco Steel & Supplymost common7
  • Bremco Steel & Supply – Canton, OH1
Ohio8 of 15 answers
3Superior Abrasives, LLC144 employeesVandalia, Ohio7 of 15 answers
4Abrasive Source10 employees
2 name variants
  • Abrasive Source, Inc. (ASi)most common5
  • Abrasive Source Inc.1
Russia, Ohio6 of 15 answers
5Nanolap Technologies
4 name variants
  • Nanolap Technologies (Nanolap Abrasive Products)most common2
  • Nanolap Technologies (Nanolap Abrasives)2
  • Nanolap Technologies (Nanolap Abrasives) – Englewood, OH1
  • Nanolap Technologies1
Ohio6 of 15 answers
6ARC Abrasives, Inc.Ohio4 of 15 answers
7Abrasive Technology LLC30 employees
2 name variants
  • Abrasive Technology, Inc.most common2
  • Abrasive Technology1
Lewis Center, Ohio3 of 15 answers
8Mau-Sherwood Supply Co18 employees
2 name variants
  • Mau Sherwood Supplymost common2
  • Mau Sherwood Supply Co.1
Twinsburg, Ohio3 of 15 answers
9JBC Technologies
2 name variants
  • JBC Technologiesmost common2
  • JBC Technologies – North Ridgeville, OH (Cleveland area)1
Ohio3 of 15 answers
10Ohio Blasting Equipment & Media Inc.Ohio3 of 15 answers

24 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 Ohio. They belong to that state's ranking, not this one.

CompanyStateMentions
Preferred AbrasivesNew York7 of 15
B & M IndustriesFlorida1 of 15
Noritake Co., Inc. (Noritake Abrasives – U.S. HQ)New Jersey1 of 15
Noritake Co., Inc. – Abrasives Division (Noritake USA)New Jersey1 of 15
Precision Abrasives (via Power Tool & Supply)New York1 of 15

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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 and polishing pad companies in Ohio
  2. 2Who supplies fine-grit nonwoven abrasive pads in Ohio
  3. 3I need an Ohio abrasive and polishing pad partner for a recurring stainless steel finishing run, who should I talk to
  4. 4Top abrasive and polishing pad suppliers in Ohio for industrial MRO buyers
  5. 5Which Ohio abrasive and polishing pad suppliers can handle custom die-cut pad shapes with multiple grit options
  6. 6List 20 abrasive and polishing pad companies in Ohio 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.

  • naicslist.com6 companies
  • thomasnet.comDirectory5 companies
  • nanolapabrasives.com4 companies
  • noritake-abrasives.com3 companies
  • preferredabrasives.com3 companies
  • jbc-tech.com2 companies
  • bremcosupply.com2 companies
  • mausherwood.com2 companies
  • whereorg.com2 companies
  • randomproductsinc.com1 company
  • abdeburr.com1 company
  • abrasive-tech.com1 company

41 sources were cited across this cell's answers from 35 domains. A directory page often stands behind several companies at once; a company's own site usually stands behind one.

Ohio in context

Ohio ranks 1st of 3 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 21%.

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