Individual Submissions
Individuals are welcome to submit ideas to the Vitro Innovation Team anytime. However, we encourage you to focus on our three specific Innovation Challenges, which target areas central to our core values. Our annual Innovation Challenges, outlined below, address key topics that may inspire your next idea. Submitting an idea in response to an Innovation Challenge will enhance your chances of qualifying for awards or incentives.
Innovation Challenges
Bringing New Glass Products & Applications to Market
- Ideas for new glass applications
- Seeking out new markets for glass
- Identifying new types of glass products
Enhancing Technology & Sustainability
- Improving the sustainability or technology of existing products
- Finding new applications for sustainable products
- Making our plant operations more sustainable
- Ideas for new technology uses
Improving Processes
- Creating new training opportunities
- Improving personnel retention
- Optimizing production, safety or quality processses
At the end of each year, a winner and several finalists are selected to receive the Innovation of the Year Award, which honors the best overall idea regardless of its area of focus.
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The Process
- Individual ideas will be reviewed by the Vitro Innovation Team on a monthly basis.
- Once reviewed, the Innovation Team may advance your idea for further consideration. You may be contacted to collect additional information.
- Qualified ideas may proceed through five possible phases before full implementation:
Phase 1: Scoping
Phase 2: Build Business Case
Phase 3: Development
Phase 4: Testing & Validation
Phase 5: Launch