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The customer supplies an assembly plan that has to be prepared for production first. With EFA CAMverse this takes minutes: you decide what appears on the plan and where, and you overlay a layer of your choice.

The customer supplies the assembly plan as a PDF for the full assembly, and the bill of materials defines the variant. Instead of marking up the plan by hand, you regenerate it with EFA CAMverse to match the bill of materials.

In Gerber, a component is just a collection of lines. EFA CAMverse merges these drawing objects into real components using your customer’s pick & place list. From this you create your own assembly plan and get real CAD/CAM data.

With EFA CAMverse 2026, LEBERT Software Engineering is expanding the EFA product family: the native Windows viewer opens 9 PCB manufacturing data formats in one interface – Gerber up to X3 with Excellon drill data, ODB++, IPC-2581, GenCAD 1.4, IPC-D-356, DXF, PADS Layout, EAGLE and …

EFA automatically maintains a global AOI database All details are saved both per part number and per package. Once programmed, part numbers can be used immediately for new assemblies without further rework. EFA can take the corresponding package from the customer data and assign the …

When EFA Inspection configures OCR recognition itself: Automatic recognition – let EFA recognise the markings EFA displays the recognised texts for editing Save texts to the OCR database Automatic comparison with marking texts already saved EFA Inspection can continuously extend the list of component markings …

The EFA Inspection automatic function offers: fast, intuitive setup within a few minutes can be operated by any user without extensive training high reliability and incredibly fast inspection excellent OCR recognition based on neural networks

First article inspection is an integral part of electronics manufacturing. An error that goes undetected at the start of the production process usually multiplies across the entire production batch. Mair Elektronik used a detailed market analysis to evaluate the best inspection system for first articles. …

First article inspections are often carried out by two people using the four-eyes principle and a paper assembly plan. During this time, the production line often stands still until all relevant components have been searched for, found and assessed one after the other. Because this …

If components are re-reeled by the distributor to customer specifications or supplied as customer-provided parts in bags, it is often not clear whether the component values are correct. The delivery is labelled – but does the label really match the values of the contents? Because …

Find prices and availability of components that really match online – in no time at all! EFA WebSearch can do more than a simple search based on manufacturer part numbers or order numbers. Because customer BoMs are often incomplete, components frequently have to be searched …

Graf Elektronik has been safeguarding line release with the EFA Inspection solution for 7 years – and has now invested in an upgrade of its existing EFA system and in the EFA inline solution! From now on, first article inspections and spot checks can take …

Optical inspections are an integral part of test strategies in electronics manufacturing. As an important inspection step, first article inspection is a particular focus. If an error is overlooked at this point, it multiplies across the entire production batch. Katek has therefore been using the …

For every EMS manufacturer, setting up the placement machines with reels holding enough components is an important criterion for error-free placement. Carefully managed inventory can provide the necessary certainty here. However, finding the right reel in the stores becomes far more complex if the customer …

First article inspections are an important step in assembly production. In addition to the usual optical inspection of the components, their physical parameters are increasingly being measured and the component markings checked against up-to-date component information from the internet. LEBERT Software Engineering offers a suitable …

Time-efficient prototype production is a major challenge for EMS providers. Besides the actual production, importing the customer data, matching it against the company's own component library and keeping track of changes are time-consuming process steps. Relative to the batch size, this preparation takes up most …

The optical inspection of small production batches calls for approaches beyond AOI. Augmented reality inspection combined with inspection by part number has become established as an effective method. To automate the handling involved in capturing the images, proServ electronic from Witten has implemented an intelligent …

Electronics manufacturing is changing! Fast quotations, complex work preparation and short delivery times for ever smaller batches pose new challenges for the organisation of quotation management, work preparation and production. With the “EFA SmartSuite” software solution, Fercad Elektronik from Wiehl has significantly optimised its processes …

In the fiercely competitive market of EMS providers, fast and accurate quotation preparation is a lasting competitive advantage. Besides importing the customer data reliably, one of the first challenges is assigning the right part number from the company's own article database. Lebert's practical software solution …

During the manufacture of electronic assemblies, product quality is ensured by a large number of inspections. The aim is to detect deviations in the process as early as possible. This is the only way to avoid high costs for rework, “series defects” or even complaints. …

The demands on EMS providers are rising continuously. This constantly drives efforts to optimise processes. Higher product quality, greater process stability and savings in production time are decisive factors. A medium-sized electronics service provider has opted for a complete solution that accompanies the entire process …

Automating optical inspection for small and medium batch sizes is a challenge for EMS providers. Manual inspection processes are time-consuming, error-prone and offer little reliability. AOI solutions cannot be used sensibly for the optical inspection of small and medium series. Semi-AOI solutions, on the other …

Importing customer data quickly and reliably is one of the first tasks EMS providers face. This is followed by preparing the data, including a thorough consistency check. If these production documents are created using a standardised procedure and the data can be accessed at any …