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    Manufacturing Visibility 100 · Edition 2026
    #7

    Jon Hirschtick

    Founder · Onshape (PTC) / SolidWorks co-founder

    Manufacturing Software Builders
    Score 83/100
    New this year

    Why they're on the list

    Co-founded SolidWorks, then built Onshape — two of the most consequential shifts in how design data reaches the shop floor.

    Editorial citation

    Co-founder of SolidWorks and founder of Onshape; foundational influence on modern CAD and the move to cloud-native engineering software.

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