ATACO STEEL PRODUCTS

From an Indexing Crisis to First-Page Rankings

ATACO Steel Products has been manufacturing precision metal components in Cedarburg, Wisconsin since 1946. They have the expertise to solve complex manufacturing challenges for OEM customers.

The problem was that much of that expertise wasn't being found online.

We rebuilt the SEO foundation of the website, strengthened the content, and created a clearer path for potential customers to discover ATACO through search.

The result was a 172% increase in organic visibility and significant improvements across some of the company's most valuable search terms.

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ClientATACO Steel Products
LocationCedarburg, Wisconsin
IndustryOEM metal manufacturing
PlatformWordPress on WP Engine
EngagementSEO across technical, on-page, content, local, analytics
the challenge

A serious visibility problem under the surface

BEFORE
  • !Hundreds of unnecessary auto-generated URLs were creating noise across the site.
  • !Poor page experience and redirect issues were making it harder for visitors and search engines to navigate the website.
  • !Important commercial pages lacked the depth and clarity needed to compete in search.
  • !Most importantly, the site had an indexing problem. A large portion of the website simply wasn't appearing in Google.
65of roughly 300 pages were shown on Google at the start
overview

Strong manufacturing, invisible in search

ATACO has been manufacturing precision metal components since 1946, with capabilities ranging from deep draw metal stamping to FASTFORM simulation, 3D 5-axis laser cutting, welding, and fabrication. The expertise was there. The website just wasn't doing enough to showcase it. Google was struggling to properly crawl and index the site, while important commercial pages weren't reaching the customers searching for ATACO's capabilities.

At the start of the engagement, only 65 of roughly 300 crawled URLs were indexed. The opportunity was clear: fix what was holding the website back, then build on that foundation with content that better represented the company and what its customers were looking for.

Manufacturing Since
1946
press capacity
1,700 t
depth of draw
16 in
+172%
Organic impressions
+103%
Organic clicks
+81%
Tracked keywords year over year
Top 3
Core keyword rankings
our seo strategy

We fixed the foundation, then built on it

1

Technical SEO

We addressed the underlying issues affecting the site's visibility, including indexing, redirects, site structure, Core Web Vitals, schema, HSTS, and sitemap improvements.

2

On-Page

We strengthened key capability pages so they better communicated ATACO's expertise while giving search engines more relevant content to understand and rank.

3

Keyword Research

We used SEMrush to identify valuable commercial search terms and connect them to the pages that could best answer those searches.

4

Content

We expanded thin pages and developed buyer-focused content to give prospective customers more useful information while building authority around important topics.

5

Site Architecture

We created a cleaner URL and internal linking structure to make it easier for both visitors and search engines to move through the site.

6

Local SEO

We strengthened ATACO's presence across Google Business, Thomasnet, reviews, and other location-based signals.

7

Analytics

We improved tracking and reporting so we could better understand what was working and continue making informed improvements.

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Ongoing

The work continues as we identify new opportunities to improve visibility and connect ATACO with more qualified search traffic.

key takeaways

why our seo plan worked

Fix the foundation first

Addressing the site's underlying issues gave Google a cleaner, more accessible website to crawl and index.

Depth ranks

Strengthening the capability pages helped ATACO compete for valuable commercial searches.

Visibility compounds

As more pages became visible and rankings improved, organic impressions and clicks grew significantly.

Measurement matters

Better tracking made it possible to understand performance and continue making decisions based on real data.

The Results

Sharp visibility gains in a single quarter

Google Search Console, Q2 2026 versus the prior 90 days.

+172%
Organic impressions
55.2K → 150K
+103%
Organic clicks
416 → 844
+81%
Tracked keywords
Year over year
100%
Mobile pages passing
Core Web Vitals
KeywordGoogle positionMonthly searches
metal stamped parts#1320
stamped metal parts manufacturer#2260
stamped metal parts#3590
precision metal stamping parts#3210
stamping parts manufacturers#2110
metal fabricated assemblies#140
  • Cleared indexing bloat. Non-indexed URLs fell from roughly 280 to 161, and crawled-not-indexed dropped from 162 to 71.
  • Fixed page experience. All 39 evaluated mobile URLs pass Core Web Vitals, with zero rated poor.
  • Healthy link profile. 1,011 backlinks from 297 referring domains, with no toxic-link spikes.

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Steel Mountain Marketing | SEO Case Study: ATACO Steel · Data: Google Search Console, GA4, Semrush (Q2 2026)