Invention lineage

Eight prototypes. Five names.
One machine that works.

Not Washed. Refined.

Phoenix Rising Solventless Equipment · Penticton, BC

Five names

Brand lineage · secondary map of names along the invention path

2018
The Bench
labour
2019
Grizzly
ice
2020
Polar
open tank
2022
Finesse
filters
2024
Phoenix → Abzu
what works
2025+
Commercial
Abzu Refinery
 

Cold water stayed. Ice, bags, open tank, guessing — left behind.

Eight prototypes

OG 1 — 2018 first prototype
OG 1 · 2018

First prototype

  • Vacuum-assisted collection era.
OG 2 — 2019 early stainless Grizzly
OG 2 · 2019

Early stainless · Grizzly

  • Early stainless Grizzly build — multi-vessel path after OG 1.
  • No ice-gone yet.
OG 3 — 2019 Grizzly Natural Extracts launch
OG 3 · 2019

Grizzly Natural Extracts launch

  • 2019 Grizzly Natural Extracts launch.
  • Pumps and Vacon at the bottom.
See the 2019 launch on Instagram →
OG 4 — 2020 100L Unistrut ice gone
OG 4 · 100L / Unistrut · 2020

Ice gone

  • Ice removed due to expense, space, logistics, and most importantly contamination risk and damage to trichomes.
OG 5 — 2021 multi-stage indoor array
OG 5 · 2021

Multi-stage indoor array

  • Multi-stage. Multi filter and pressure.
  • Pumps and vacs.
  • (Indoor array — same frame family as OG 4; distinct step in the lineage.)
OG 6 — 2022 closed vessels contained process
OG 6 · 2022

Closed vessels · contained process

  • Closed vessels — process contained, not open to the air.
  • Glycol-cooled; can run outside though not ideal — the system holds the conditions.
OG 7 — 2023 first-principles simplify
OG 7 · 2023

First-principles simplify

  • Culmination of first-principles thinking and iterations.
  • Years to break free from the convention holding the industry back.
OG 8 — 2024–25 Abzu Refinery
OG 8 · 2024–25

Abzu Refinery

  • The refinery industry is born.
  • The architecture that enables the infrastructure.

Custom-designed. Built. Tested.

Everything has been custom designed, built, and tested. Yields and speeds exceed what is stated — every stated yield and number is on the conservative side, for accuracy.

The demo model is built to scale — a scaled-down build of the 100 L and 30 L production tanks. The figures below are for the Commercial 100 L.

The Abzu demo model — the built and tested unit, every part made to spec
The Abzu demo model — built and tested, every part to spec
Abzu — the final hero concept model
The final hero concept
10% · ~20%
Yield — cured trim (conservative) · fresh-frozen dry-equivalent
3.37 kg → 337 g
100 L cycle — cured trim in, hash out at 10%
6 · 10 runs
Per shift — 1 Abzu · 2 Abzu, one operator

ScaleableModularClean process

Abzu Refinery.

The refinery industry is born.

The architecture that enables the infrastructure.

Not Washed. Refined.

Phoenix Rising Solventless Equipment · Penticton, BC

Not Washed. Refined.