Uploaded September 2012 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
The Ray Asbery Innovation Award, known in past AGTO competitions as the AGRR Innovation Award, for his development and use of modifications to his setting tool. The award has been named to honor Asbery, who developed many innovative tools throughout his industry career and held more than 20 patents in 15 countries.
"He had a lot of respect for inventors and the tools they created, that's why I'm really thrilled at this point to announce that going forward from here-on-in, the AGTO Innovation Award is going to be named the Ray Asbery Innovation Award," says Debra Levy, publisher of AGRR™ magazine and glassBYTEs.com™.
The award, renamed posthumously for Asbery, will go to an annual AGTO contestant the judges determine as using pioneering strategies during the competition.
The Ray Asbery Innovation Award, known in past AGTO competitions as the AGRR Innovation Award, for his development and use of modifications to his setting tool. The award has been named to honor Asbery, who developed many innovative tools throughout his industry career and held more than 20 patents in 15 countries.
"He had a lot of respect for inventors and the tools they created, that's why I'm really thrilled at this point to announce that going forward from here-on-in, the AGTO Innovation Award is going to be named the Ray Asbery Innovation Award," says Debra Levy, publisher of AGRR™ magazine and glassBYTEs.com™.
The award, renamed posthumously for Asbery, will go to an annual AGTO contestant the judges determine as using pioneering strategies during the competition.
