<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Accelerated Filtration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Accelerated Filtration]]></description><link>https://bryceyeargan.wixsite.com/accelfil/company-updates</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 05:11:41 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.acelfil.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[‘Based on Available Data’: The Four Words That Should Make Engineers Nervous]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Based on available data” is working harder in your spec than four words should. It shows up in EPC documentation constantly, and it’s technically accurate every time — the data you had was the data you used. That’s also the problem. The phrase is a hedge, not a finding. It tells the reader the design basis reflects whatever characterization window happened to be available, not the conditions the system will face over its actual life. Conservative sizing. Self-cleaning capable. Low...]]></description><link>https://www.acelfil.com/post/based-on-available-data-the-four-words-that-should-make-engineers-nervous-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a57927dd3b8076803ed4c49</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:00:46 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>bryceyeargan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Designing for Steady-State: The Specification Assumption That Gets Engineers Called Back]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every steady-state filtration spec carries the same flaw: the influent data behind it was never meant to describe the plant’s worst day. That’s not a knock on the data. A few weeks of grab samples, maybe a full season if the budget allowed it, averaged into a single total suspended solids (TSS) number for the design basis; that’s what everyone works with. Nobody hands an EPC a year of hourly readings from a really challenging month of operations. Averaged data is what’s available. It’s also...]]></description><link>https://www.acelfil.com/post/designing-for-steady-state-the-specification-assumption-that-gets-engineers-called-back-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a579216c8cca052ffcbb5f0</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:59:20 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>bryceyeargan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Real Spec Requirements for Water-Intensive Operations]]></title><description><![CDATA[The specification a plant runs on is written by people who will never operate it, and the gap between those two vantage points is where most filtration disappointment lives. That is not a criticism of EPC teams. It is the structure of the job. The engineer writing the design basis works from characterization data, datasheets, and design conditions — an honest but partial picture of a stream that will behave in ways no sample window fully captured. The operator, eighteen months in, lives with...]]></description><link>https://www.acelfil.com/post/the-real-spec-requirements-for-water-intensive-operations</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a513103c549c55b35aebde5</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 17:51:06 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>bryceyeargan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grand Rapids venture capital firm leads $4M seed round for water filtration tech startup]]></title><description><![CDATA[A local venture capital firm recently led a seed funding round for a Michigan tech startup producing an innovative water filtration system. Grand Rapids-based Michigan Capital Network, along with members…]]></description><link>https://www.acelfil.com/post/grand-rapids-venture-capital-firm-leads-4m-seed-round-for-water-filtration-tech-startup</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a43ee78de1908b1cec78d97</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:28:27 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>bryceyeargan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mobile Filtration Trailer Hits the Road to Showcase New SuspendedSolids Management System Technology]]></title><description><![CDATA[Accelerated Filtration is partnering with Eximius Environmental Solutions on a unique showcase of the VelRay X filtration system.... Read More >>]]></description><link>https://www.acelfil.com/post/mobile-filtration-trailer-hits-the-road-to-showcase-new-suspendedsolids-management-system-technology</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a137371d681fe01d166e507</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 21:55:45 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>bryceyeargan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accelerated Filtration Closes $1.5M Pre-Seed Funding Round, Led by Closed Loop Partners]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new era in fine particle industrial water filtration is here with the launch of the VelRay X™, the debut product of Accelerated Filtration, Inc. Midland, Mich. (July 12, 2022) – Accelerated Filtration, Inc. (AFI), a water filtration company based in Midland, Michigan that develops industrial water filtration technologies, announced today that it has raised $1.5 million in pre-seed funding. Closed Loop Partners’ Ventures Group led the financing round, with participation from Michigan Capital...]]></description><link>https://www.acelfil.com/post/accelerated-filtration-closes-1-5m-pre-seed-funding-round-led-by-closed-loop-partners</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a13725af3bc0136e5196c71</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 21:51:40 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>bryceyeargan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accelerated Filtration Closes $4M Seed Funding Round,Led by Michigan Capital Network]]></title><description><![CDATA[New investment will fund expanded manufacturing space and sales efforts of VelRay X™ technology Midland, Mich. (May 8, 2023) – Accelerated Filtration, Inc. (AFI), an innovative technology company that produces a first-of-its-kind industrial water filtration system, announced today it has closed a $4 million seed fund raise. Michigan Capital Network and members of its five angel investing groups led this latest round of financing, with additional participation from Oxcart Equity Partners,...]]></description><link>https://www.acelfil.com/post/accelerated-filtration-closes-4m-seed-funding-round-led-by-michigan-capital-network</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a137042b883334b04e85bef</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 21:46:19 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>bryceyeargan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accelerated Filtration Appears on The Water Zone Podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Accelerated Filtration, Inc., the design and manufacturing firm that introduced the innovative VelRay X™... Read More >>]]></description><link>https://www.acelfil.com/post/accelerated-filtration-appears-on-the-water-zone-podcast</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0f0cdcb883334b04e039f6</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 13:50:02 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>bryceyeargan</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>