New Smart Factory Platform capability previews defect impact on every layer before spreading
NEW TAIPEI CITY, Aug. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- OSHIMA CO., LTD. has introduced PlySight™, a defect-to-piece production simulation in the OSHIMA Smart Factory Platform. PlySight matches roll defect data from the EagleAi® AI fabric inspection machine against the production marker and lay plan, and shows which pieces and layers have detected defects before any fabric is spread.
PlySight is included for all EagleAi customers at no additional cost. OSHIMA will demonstrate it at Preview in SEOUL 2026 (COEX Seoul, August 19 to 21, Booth A-313).
EagleAi is OSHIMA's AI fabric inspection machine. During inspection it automatically detects, classifies and records every defect.
EagleAi creates a digital defect twin of every roll it inspects: a roll-level record of each defect's type, dimensions and physical position. PlySight places those defects on the correct layer of a planned lay, shows splice points and layer coverage, warns when the selected rolls cannot complete the lay, and lets planners test another roll plan before committing fabric.
Each twin stays with its roll on the Smart Factory Platform as a documented quality history.
Four steps: upload the marker file, set lay length and ply count, select and sequence inspected rolls, and preview every layer and its affected pieces.
The result: fewer rejected pieces, less re-cutting and re-spreading, less replacement fabric, and cleanest rolls reserved for demanding styles. Less replacement fabric also means less water, energy and chemical use, and less textile waste.
OSHIMA builds the inspection machine, the platform, and its spreading, cutting, projection and labeling equipment in-house. EagleAi creates the roll-level intelligence. PlySight turns it into production planning. OSHIMA cutting-room equipment carries it into execution.
Know what a defect will affect before fabric is spread.
"An inspection report tells a factory where a defect exists. PlySight shows how that defect may affect the actual production plan," said Florian Finke, CEO of OSHIMA. "Manufacturers can act before fabric is spread, cut or unnecessarily replaced."
About OSHIMA: OSHIMA CO., LTD., founded in 1971, makes garment production equipment, with machines in more than 128 countries and territories. More information: https://www.oshima.com.tw.
Media contact: OSHIMA CO., LTD., ad@oshima.com.tw, +886-2-2268-3311
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OSHIMA Launches PlySight™ to Map Fabric Defects to Garment Pieces Before Cutting
Extended market access may improve flexibility and price discovery, but it does not eliminate weekend gaps, thin liquidity or execution risk.
PORT VILA, Vanuatu, Aug. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Traditional financial markets are moving closer to always-on access. CME Group reported that nearly 15,000 1-Ounce Gold futures contracts, representing approximately US$60 million in notional value, traded during the inaugural weekend of its 24/7 schedule. The London Stock Exchange has also announced LSE 24, a planned 24/5 venue for digital, algorithmic and agentic trading.
Against this backdrop, Vantage Markets ("Vantage") and macroeconomist Fu Peng are examining a broader question: as trading extends beyond conventional sessions, can liquidity, price discovery, clearing, settlement and risk controls keep pace?
Why Is 24/7 Trading Becoming Market Infrastructure?
"24/7 trading is infrastructure," Fu said. "In principle, any financial asset can operate within such a framework once the underlying infrastructure supports timely clearing and settlement."
Fu links the shift to advances in computing, blockchain-based financial infrastructure and post-trade systems. Crypto assets were early users of always-on markets, but the same underlying framework can progressively support gold, equities, commodities and foreign exchange as technology and participation develop.
Traditional market closures have also served a purpose. A weekend pause can give investors time to assess earnings, policy decisions and other information before prices adjust. In a fully continuous market, Fu said, participants may be more likely to react first and think later. Extended access changes when markets respond to news, but not the need for judgment and discipline.
Does 24/7 Trading Reduce Weekend Risk?
Not automatically. Wider participation may support more continuous price discovery and reduce some discontinuities between Friday and Monday. The outcome still depends on whether participation is broad enough, liquidity is sufficient and the pricing benchmark is reliable.
During thinner periods, prices can move sharply and execution may be constrained. A chart may appear continuous even when an order cannot be filled at the expected level. Weekend trading can move the market's response closer to an event, but it cannot guarantee execution, eliminate price gaps or make leveraged trading inherently safer.
Can Gold Be Traded on Weekends?
Vantage applies this market-structure shift through XAUUSD247, a separate OTC gold CFD available to eligible clients 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including weekends, subject to scheduled maintenance, regional availability and applicable product conditions.
The product uses a one-ounce contract size. Trading costs are reflected through variable spreads and applicable swap charges. Exceeding exposure thresholds places only the affected symbol into close-only mode on that login. Other symbols remain unaffected.
Beyond gold, the same infrastructure debate is emerging around AI and robotics. Vantage's OPENAIUSD and ANTHUSD CFDs, which reference prices derived from private-market valuation data relating to OpenAI and Anthropic respectively, illustrate the importance of credible reference pricing, disclosure, liquidity and risk controls where conventional public-market access may not yet be available. Unitree Robotics received regulatory approval for a Shanghai STAR Market IPO in July, adding a current example of that transition. The broader challenge is to support this development with credible reference pricing, disclosure, liquidity and risk controls.
For traders, 24/7 gold CFD trading provides access outside traditional market hours, including during periods when market-moving events occur. It also creates more hours in which liquidity may be thin, prices may change rapidly and behavioural discipline may be tested.
"Opportunity is also risk, and risk is also opportunity; the two move together," Fu said. More access does not automatically mean better decisions, lower risk or higher returns.
For brokers, exchanges and liquidity providers, the move toward always-on markets places greater emphasis on resilient infrastructure, transparent pricing, execution quality, clearing and settlement capacity, and safeguards during periods of lower participation.
This discussion forms the inaugural two-part episode of Vantage Point, Vantage's ongoing expert-led series examining structural changes in global markets. The first episode brings together 24/7 trading, gold, liquidity, AI and US equities, establishing a continuing platform for expert perspectives on how market infrastructure and investor behaviour are evolving.
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24/7 Trading Is Becoming Market Infrastructure -- Vantage and Macroeconomist Fu Peng Examine the Liquidity Limits
