Teach it once on the placer.
Set up every downstream machine.
The placement machine is usually the first one programmed in the line. EFA Interchange exports its coordinate and panel data – straight into EFA SmartSuite or as CSV, so inspection and other downstream machines can be set up without any re-teaching.
Whatever placer sits in your line ..
EFA Interchange reads the placement data of MYDATA/Mycronic, SIPLACE, Yamaha, Fritsch and Hanwha/Samsung – the coordinate and panel data for your downstream machines is derived from the program of your first machine.
MYDATA / Mycronic
TPSys placement data – panel, PCB, components & fiducials
SIPLACE
.qd from ASM/Siemens – top and bottom side
Yamaha
.ygx – open XML placement data natively
Fritsch
.spp – VERAM/placeALL placement export
Hanwha / Samsung
SSA placement data (formerly Samsung SMT)
More in progress
The neutral core keeps growing – new placement formats are on the way.
Where your placement data goes ..
Component coordinates and the panel/array arrangement are created anyway when programming the placer – the first machine in the line. EFA Interchange passes them on instead of re-capturing them at every downstream machine.
Teach on the placer
The placer is programmed as the first machine in the line – with all component coordinates and the panel/array arrangement.
Import and export
EFA Interchange reads the placement data – from any of the five placer formats – and passes coordinates and panel straight to EFA SmartSuite or exports them as a vendor-neutral CSV.
Pro featureSet up downstream machines
Inspection machines (AOI/SPI) and other downstream machines import the data – set up without any re-teaching.
- No duplicate teaching, fewer typos, faster line changeover.
EFA Interchange
coordinates + panel
EFA SmartSuite
take over directly – no file
Import. Inspect. Export ..
One consistent feature set across every placement format – instead of a separate tool for each machine system.
Native import
Open five placement formats directly – no intermediate conversion, no detour through the machine software.
Vendor-neutral model
Every format lands in one shared, low-loss data model – the bridge between otherwise separate machine worlds.
Structure & panes
Structure tree, components, coordinates, fiducials and a format explanation – all in dockable views.
CSV export
Export coordinates and bill of materials cleanly as CSV – for inspection, documentation and handover to other systems.
Pro featurePanel & array
Reconstruct the panel layout from the repetition pattern – even when the file only provides partial information.
Offline & native
A native Windows application – no cloud, no upload. Your production data stays on-site.
Take placement positions straight into EFA SmartSuite ..
No CSV detour: EFA Interchange hands the placement positions – including those of a full panel – directly to EFA SmartSuite.
- Direct handover with no file export – EFA SmartSuite reads the placement positions immediately.
- Placement positions including panel/array – expanded across every nest of the board.
- A seamless workflow within EFA SmartSuite – from placement all the way into production.
- No double entry and no transfer errors – the positions arrive exactly as captured on the placer.
EFA Interchange
placement positions + panel
EFA SmartSuite
takes over the data immediately
From the placer to the whole line – with one tool ..
Component coordinates are captured only once, on the placer. EFA Interchange passes them to every downstream machine – from any common placer make, with no re-teaching.
- Teach only onceThe tedious capture of coordinates and panel happens exactly once – on the placer. Every downstream machine inherits the data.
- Every common placerMYDATA/Mycronic, SIPLACE, Yamaha, Fritsch and Hanwha/Samsung are read natively – without the respective machine software.
- Vendor-neutral CSVOne consistent dataset that inspection and other downstream machines can import directly – the same terms for component, position and panel.
- Set up inspection fasterAOI and SPI take over the component positions directly – no manual re-entry, fewer typos, faster changeover.
- All local, one installA native Windows application instead of isolated tools – no cloud, no upload, your production data stays on-site.
What one tool gives you
Capture placement data once – set up downstream machines with ease ..
EFA Interchange is free to use for importing and inspecting – unlock the CSV export for your downstream machines whenever you need it. Native on Windows, your data stays local.
As EFA Interchange has only just been released, Windows still shows a SmartScreen security prompt on first launch (“Windows protected your PC”). This is normal – the app is signed with an EV certificate and is safe. To run it: