Evidence floor met in this release.
Published segment leaderboard
Industrial: How buyers choose in the Machine Relations Index
This leaderboard uses only the Industrial / How buyers choose segment denominator: 147 observed answer runs across 10 dates.
Segment-specific denominator. Not the overall domain denominator.
Release floor: 7 dates.
Only released domains with evidence in this exact segment.
Leaderboard
Segment-specific cited sources
Rates, runs and rank are the producer's segment-specific values. Overall domain rates and engine breadth are not used as category rates.
| Rank | Source | Source role | Citation rate | Cited runs | Observed runs | Run dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 of 247 | Calcengineer.comcalcengineer.com | Other observed source | 12.93% | 19 | 147 | 10 |
| #2 of 247 | Konecranes.comkonecranes.com | Other observed source | 12.24% | 18 | 147 | 10 |
| #3 of 247 | Spanco.comspanco.com | Other observed source | 12.24% | 18 | 147 | 10 |
| #4 of 247 | Workshopcalc.comworkshopcalc.com | Other observed source | 12.24% | 18 | 147 | 10 |
| #5 of 247 | Mazzellacompanies.commazzellacompanies.com | Other observed source | 10.88% | 16 | 147 | 10 |
| #6 of 247 | Mhscrane.commhscrane.com | Other observed source | 10.88% | 16 | 147 | 10 |
| #7 of 247 | WOOD Magazinewoodmagazine.com | Editorial publication | 10.20% | 15 | 147 | 10 |
| #8 of 247 | Bqr.combqr.com | Other observed source | 9.52% | 14 | 147 | 10 |
| #9 of 247 | Donaldson.comdonaldson.com | Other observed source | 8.84% | 13 | 147 | 10 |
| #10 of 247 | Acmeairequipments.comacmeairequipments.com | Other observed source | 8.16% | 12 | 147 | 10 |
| #11 of 247 | Oneida-air.comoneida-air.com | Other observed source | 8.16% | 12 | 147 | 10 |
| #12 of 247 | Se.comse.com | Other observed source | 8.16% | 12 | 147 | 10 |
| #13 of 247 | Cranetechusa.comcranetechusa.com | Other observed source | 7.48% | 11 | 147 | 10 |
| #14 of 247 | Rockler.comrockler.com | Other observed source | 7.48% | 11 | 147 | 10 |
| #15 of 247 | Bettercrane.combettercrane.com | Other observed source | 6.80% | 10 | 147 | 10 |
| #16 of 247 | Industrial Monitor Directindustrialmonitordirect.com | Other observed source | 6.80% | 10 | 147 | 10 |
| #17 of 247 | Pwiworks.compwiworks.com | Other observed source | 6.80% | 10 | 147 | 10 |
| #18 of 247 | Reliamag.comreliamag.com | Other observed source | 6.80% | 10 | 147 | 10 |
| #19 of 247 | Spiralmfg.comspiralmfg.com | Other observed source | 6.80% | 10 | 147 | 10 |
| #20 of 247 | Scarlettinc.comscarlettinc.com | Other observed source | 6.12% | 9 | 147 | 10 |
| #21 of 247 | Sourcebyspec.comsourcebyspec.com | Other observed source | 6.12% | 9 | 147 | 10 |
| #22 of 247 | Isystemsweb.comisystemsweb.com | Other observed source | 5.44% | 8 | 147 | 10 |
| #23 of 247 | Baghouse.combaghouse.com | Other observed source | 4.76% | 7 | 147 | 10 |
| #24 of 247 | Defusco.comdefusco.com | Other observed source | 4.76% | 7 | 147 | 10 |
| #25 of 247 | Hndfcrane.comhndfcrane.com | Other observed source | 4.76% | 7 | 147 | 10 |
| #26 of 247 | Qdequipment.comqdequipment.com | Other observed source | 4.76% | 7 | 147 | 10 |
| #27 of 247 | Sbomh.comsbomh.com | Other observed source | 4.76% | 7 | 147 | 10 |
| #28 of 247 | Usflexduct.comusflexduct.com | Other observed source | 4.76% | 7 | 147 | 10 |
| #29 of 247 | Woodweb.comwoodweb.com | Other observed source | 4.76% | 7 | 147 | 10 |
| #30 of 247 | Woodworking-calculators.comwoodworking-calculators.com | Other observed source | 4.76% | 7 | 147 | 10 |
| #31 of 247 | Abb.comabb.com | Other observed source | 4.08% | 6 | 147 | 10 |
| #32 of 247 | Airflowsystems.comairflowsystems.com | Other observed source | 4.08% | 6 | 147 | 10 |
| #33 of 247 | Andersonserviceinc.comandersonserviceinc.com | Other observed source | 4.08% | 6 | 147 | 10 |
| #34 of 247 | Bekiot.combekiot.com | Other observed source | 4.08% | 6 | 147 | 10 |
| #35 of 247 | Depurecousa.comdepurecousa.com | Other observed source | 4.08% | 6 | 147 | 10 |
| #36 of 247 | Eotcranekit.comeotcranekit.com | Other observed source | 4.08% | 6 | 147 | 10 |
| #37 of 247 | Hockeramerica.comhockeramerica.com | Other observed source | 4.08% | 6 | 147 | 10 |
| #38 of 247 | Industrialcleanairproducts.comindustrialcleanairproducts.com | Other observed source | 4.08% | 6 | 147 | 10 |
| #39 of 247 | Longwellfans.comlongwellfans.com | Other observed source | 4.08% | 6 | 147 | 10 |
| #40 of 247 | Nederman.comnederman.com | Other observed source | 4.08% | 6 | 147 | 10 |
| #41 of 247 | YouTubeyoutube.com | Search or media platform | 4.08% | 6 | 147 | 10 |
| #42 of 247 | Zvei.orgzvei.org | Other observed source | 4.08% | 6 | 147 | 10 |
| #43 of 247 | Festoolusa.comfestoolusa.com | Other observed source | 3.40% | 5 | 147 | 10 |
| #44 of 247 | Hebencranes.comhebencranes.com | Other observed source | 3.40% | 5 | 147 | 10 |
| #45 of 247 | Senotay.comsenotay.com | Other observed source | 3.40% | 5 | 147 | 10 |
| #46 of 247 | Siemens.comsiemens.com | Other observed source | 3.40% | 5 | 147 | 10 |
| #47 of 247 | Soriancranes.com.ausoriancranes.com.au | Other observed source | 3.40% | 5 | 147 | 10 |
| #48 of 247 | ToolsTodaytoolstoday.com | Other observed source | 3.40% | 5 | 147 | 10 |
| #49 of 247 | Tracopower.comtracopower.com | Other observed source | 3.40% | 5 | 147 | 10 |
| #50 of 247 | Woodworkcalc.comwoodworkcalc.com | Other observed source | 3.40% | 5 | 147 | 10 |
| #51 of 247 | Actdustcollectors.comactdustcollectors.com | Other observed source | 2.72% | 4 | 147 | 10 |
| #52 of 247 | Craneskit.comcraneskit.com | Market and company database | 2.72% | 4 | 147 | 10 |
| #53 of 247 | Engineerfix.comengineerfix.com | Other observed source | 2.72% | 4 | 147 | 10 |
| #54 of 247 | Fsta.dkfsta.dk | Community and social platform | 2.72% | 4 | 147 | 10 |
| #55 of 247 | Jsbwcrane.comjsbwcrane.com | Other observed source | 2.72% | 4 | 147 | 10 |
| #56 of 247 | Mechanixcalc.commechanixcalc.com | Other observed source | 2.72% | 4 | 147 | 10 |
| #57 of 247 | Nantecrane.comnantecrane.com | Other observed source | 2.72% | 4 | 147 | 10 |
| #58 of 247 | Opsima.comopsima.com | Other observed source | 2.72% | 4 | 147 | 10 |
| #59 of 247 | Realdustcollector.comrealdustcollector.com | Other observed source | 2.72% | 4 | 147 | 10 |
| #60 of 247 | Synergyspray.comsynergyspray.com | Other observed source | 2.72% | 4 | 147 | 10 |
| #61 of 247 | Tsoproducts.comtsoproducts.com | Other observed source | 2.72% | 4 | 147 | 10 |
| #62 of 247 | Woodworkingnetwork.comwoodworkingnetwork.com | Other observed source | 2.72% | 4 | 147 | 10 |
| #63 of 247 | Advancedenergy.comadvancedenergy.com | Other observed source | 2.04% | 3 | 147 | 10 |
| #64 of 247 | Aircleaningsolutionstexas.comaircleaningsolutionstexas.com | Other observed source | 2.04% | 3 | 147 | 10 |
| #65 of 247 | Alibaba.comalibaba.com | Other observed source | 2.04% | 3 | 147 | 10 |
| #66 of 247 | Americancrane.comamericancrane.com | Other observed source | 2.04% | 3 | 147 | 10 |
| #67 of 247 | Applied-statistics.orgapplied-statistics.org | Other observed source | 2.04% | 3 | 147 | 10 |
| #68 of 247 | Articsledge.comarticsledge.com | Other observed source | 2.04% | 3 | 147 | 10 |
| #69 of 247 | Bobcatcontracting.combobcatcontracting.com | Other observed source | 2.04% | 3 | 147 | 10 |
| #70 of 247 | Cern.chcern.ch | Other observed source | 2.04% | 3 | 147 | 10 |
| #71 of 247 | Clean-air.comclean-air.com | Other observed source | 2.04% | 3 | 147 | 10 |
| #72 of 247 | CommGearProcommgearpro.com | Editorial publication | 2.04% | 3 | 147 | 10 |
| #73 of 247 | Completecalculators.comcompletecalculators.com | Other observed source | 2.04% | 3 | 147 | 10 |
| #74 of 247 | Cranesdq.comcranesdq.com | Other observed source | 2.04% | 3 | 147 | 10 |
| #75 of 247 | Eurovac.comeurovac.com | Other observed source | 2.04% | 3 | 147 | 10 |
| #76 of 247 | Flex.comflex.com | Other observed source | 2.04% | 3 | 147 | 10 |
| #77 of 247 | Hoecker-polytechnik.comhoecker-polytechnik.com | Other observed source | 2.04% | 3 | 147 | 10 |
| #78 of 247 | Hoj.nethoj.net | Other observed source | 2.04% | 3 | 147 | 10 |
| #79 of 247 | Iaec.onlineiaec.online | Analyst and consulting research | 2.04% | 3 | 147 | 10 |
| #80 of 247 | Kns.orgkns.org | Other observed source | 2.04% | 3 | 147 | 10 |
| #81 of 247 | Newark.comnewark.com | Other observed source | 2.04% | 3 | 147 | 10 |
| #82 of 247 | Nordfab.comnordfab.com | Other observed source | 2.04% | 3 | 147 | 10 |
| #83 of 247 | Plcprogramming.ioplcprogramming.io | Other observed source | 2.04% | 3 | 147 | 10 |
| #84 of 247 | Sagepub.comsagepub.com | Academic and government source | 2.04% | 3 | 147 | 10 |
| #85 of 247 | Scribd.comscribd.com | Other observed source | 2.04% | 3 | 147 | 10 |
| #86 of 247 | Toolcroze.comtoolcroze.com | Other observed source | 2.04% | 3 | 147 | 10 |
| #87 of 247 | Tsoverheadcrane.comtsoverheadcrane.com | Other observed source | 2.04% | 3 | 147 | 10 |
| #88 of 247 | Woodcraft.comwoodcraft.com | Other observed source | 2.04% | 3 | 147 | 10 |
| #89 of 247 | Woodformulas.comwoodformulas.com | Other observed source | 2.04% | 3 | 147 | 10 |
| #90 of 247 | Woodworkscience.comwoodworkscience.com | Other observed source | 2.04% | 3 | 147 | 10 |
| #91 of 247 | Wurthbaermachinery.comwurthbaermachinery.com | Other observed source | 2.04% | 3 | 147 | 10 |
| #92 of 247 | Zoro.comzoro.com | Other observed source | 2.04% | 3 | 147 | 10 |
| #93 of 247 | Acculift.comacculift.com | Other observed source | 1.36% | 2 | 147 | 10 |
| #94 of 247 | Afecrane.comafecrane.com | Other observed source | 1.36% | 2 | 147 | 10 |
| #95 of 247 | Airbench.comairbench.com | Other observed source | 1.36% | 2 | 147 | 10 |
| #96 of 247 | Analog.comanalog.com | Other observed source | 1.36% | 2 | 147 | 10 |
| #97 of 247 | Bandcip.combandcip.com | Other observed source | 1.36% | 2 | 147 | 10 |
| #98 of 247 | Blastone.comblastone.com | Other observed source | 1.36% | 2 | 147 | 10 |
| #99 of 247 | Btarocrane.combtarocrane.com | Other observed source | 1.36% | 2 | 147 | 10 |
| #100 of 247 | Camfil.comcamfil.com | Other observed source | 1.36% | 2 | 147 | 10 |
Showing the first 100 rows from 247 observed domains.
Cite this
Machine Relations Index (MRI), Machine Relations Research — machinerelations.ai. Industrial / How buyers choose: 247 observed source domains in the leaderboard, measured on 147 observed runs across 10 distinct run dates, 2026-05-10 to 2026-11-02. Release mri_score_v2.1+2026-11-02+f9aaeca0db15. https://machinerelations.ai/index/categories/industrial/how_choose. CC BY 4.0.Parrott, J. (2026). Industrial / How buyers choose in the Machine Relations Index (Version mri_score_v2.1+2026-11-02+f9aaeca0db15) [Data set]. Machine Relations Research. https://machinerelations.ai/index/categories/industrial/how_choose https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23652423@misc{parrott2026mriindustrialhowchoose,
author = {Parrott, Jaxon},
title = {Industrial / How buyers choose in the Machine Relations Index},
year = {2026},
version = {mri\_score\_v2.1+2026-11-02+f9aaeca0db15},
publisher = {Machine Relations Research},
url = {https://machinerelations.ai/index/categories/industrial/how_choose},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23652423},
license = {CC-BY-4.0},
note = {Machine Relations Index (MRI), Machine Relations Research — machinerelations.ai}
}Release and boundary
What this segment measures
Published November 2, 2026. The observation window runs May 10, 2026 to November 2, 2026. Methodology v2.1.
MRI measures observed root-domain citations inside monitored prompts. Segment rates are conditional on this sample and do not claim recommendation quality, traffic, placement availability, or commercial performance.