AI Visibility Index · Cell report
AI Visibility Index: Angles & Channels in Michigan
34 companies tracked · Last measured September 15, 2026
When a buyer asks an AI assistant for a angles & channels supplier in Michigan, these are the companies that get named. This is what we found when the cell was last measured.
The headline numbers
23 of 34
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
- 1.47of 15
- Top ten average
- 7.8of 15
Across all 34 tracked companies.
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.
| Rank | Company | Location | AI visibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C & S Steel5 employees2 name variants
| Ithaca, Michigan | 13 of 15 answers |
| 2 | SteelCo LLC25 employees | Montrose, Michigan | 11 of 15 answers |
| 3 | Contractors Steel Co160 employees6 name variants
| Livonia, Michigan | 9 of 15 answers |
| 4 | Jacklin Steel Co. | Michigan | 8 of 15 answers |
| 5 | Scion Steel | Michigan | 8 of 15 answers |
| 6 | Van Buren Steel | Michigan | 8 of 15 answers |
| 7 | Jacklin Steel Supply Co42 employees | Traverse City, Michigan | 7 of 15 answers |
| 8 | Elenbaas Steel Supply22 employees | Greenville, Michigan | 5 of 15 answers |
| 9 | Alro Steel / Alro Metals Outlet | Michigan | 5 of 15 answers |
| 10 | Tri Star Steel14 employees | Detroit, Michigan | 4 of 15 answers |
17 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alro Steel | North Carolina | 3 of 15 |
| Metal Supermarkets | Ontario | 3 of 15 |
| Saginaw Pipe | Alabama | 2 of 15 |
| Speedy Metals | Wisconsin | 2 of 15 |
| Alro Metals Outlet (Alro Steel) | North Carolina | 1 of 15 |
| Harbor Steel | Pennsylvania | 1 of 15 |
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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“Best angles and channels companies in Michigan”
- 2“Who supplies custom galvanized steel angles and channels in Michigan”
- 3“I need a Michigan metal angles and channels partner for a recurring structural framing run, who should I talk to”
- 4“Top angles and channels suppliers in Michigan for construction and OEM buyers”
- 5“Which Michigan angles and channels suppliers can handle large-volume hot-rolled and cold-formed profiles”
- 6“List 20 angles and channels 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.
- thomasnet.comDirectory11 companies
- upgllc.com4 companies
- alro.com3 companies
- vanburensteel.com3 companies
- campbellshawsteel.com2 companies
- candssteel.com2 companies
- harborsteel.com2 companies
- jacklinsteel.com2 companies
- steelspider.com2 companies
- a1roll.com1 company
- aluminumsupply.com1 company
- astrosteelsupplies.com1 company
36 sources were cited across this cell's answers from 30 domains. A directory page often stands behind several companies at once; a company's own site usually stands behind one.
Michigan in context
Michigan is the only state measured in this category so far, so there is nothing to compare it with yet.
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Nearby cells
Angles & Channels in other states
- California — not measured yet
- Ohio — not measured yet
- Pennsylvania — not measured yet
- Illinois — not measured yet
- New York — not measured yet
- Texas — not measured yet
- Florida — not measured yet
- Indiana — not measured yet
- New Jersey — not measured yet
- Massachusetts — not measured yet
- Wisconsin — not measured yet
- Connecticut — not measured yet
- Colorado — not measured yet
- North Carolina — not measured yet
Underlined in ochre: measured and published. The rest are tracked and not measured yet.
Other categories in Michigan
- Custom & Architectural Signs
- Machinists' Precision Measuring Tools
- Metal Cutting Machine Tools — not measured yet
- Commercial & Specialty Motor Trucks — not measured yet
- Metal Fabrication Services — not measured yet
- Industrial Dies & Metal Cutting Tools — not measured yet
- Printing & Industrial Inks — not measured yet
- Metal Cutting Tools — not measured yet
- Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories — not measured yet
- Contract Machining Services — not measured yet
- Molded Plastics — not measured yet
- Contract Machine Work & Machining Services — not measured yet