How Midway Swiss Turn Boosted Operator Efficiency and Reduced Scrap with Harmoni

How to Succeed as a Small Swiss Shop: Top Shops 2025

Midway Swiss Turn, a two-person shop in Wooster, Ohio, was recently named a Modern Machine Shop 2025 Top Shops Honoree in Shopfloor Practices—and for good reason. With just nine machines and a lean team, the company punches far above its weight in precision manufacturing for defense, medical, and aerospace customers. To support that growth, Midway turned to Harmoni to streamline operations, reduce rework, and make life easier for machinists.

Though they had previously tried machine monitoring software, it wasn’t until implementing Harmoni’s connected edge devices and software in early 2025 that things really clicked. For Midway, the value wasn’t just in uptime data—it was in how Harmoni delivered information directly to the machines and helped the team stay proactive.

Key improvements Midway saw with Harmoni included:

• Real-time tracking of spindle uptime, subspindle utilization, OEE, scrap, and downtime—including support for both spindles on Swiss machines

• Delivery of digital check sheets and work instructions to each machine, encouraging more consistent quality checks

• Automatic program revision control, tying the latest programs to part numbers and eliminating errors from outdated files

• Offset and tool wear tracking to catch issues earlier and reduce scrap before it grows

• Replacing a previous system that was “struggled to make useful,” with one that supports proactive decision-making and operator accountability

For CEO Jayme Rahz and General Manager Tyler Beal, Harmoni offered more than just analytics—it supported their mission to simplify machinists’ jobs while raising the shop’s quality bar. By using Harmoni to connect data, processes, and people on the floor, Midway strengthened its culture of experimentation, improvement, and long-term growth.