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Why Dredging Matters More Than Ever The Hidden Infrastructure That Keeps Industry Moving

   Why Dredging Matters More Than Ever The Hidden Infrastructure That Keeps Industry Moving Most people never think about dredging. They drive over bridges, ship products through ports, rely on clean water systems, and depend on power plants and mines to keep the economy running but rarely stop to consider the work happening beneath the surface that makes all of it possible. That work is dredging. At VMI Dredges, we live in that world every day. And right now, the importance of dredging infrastructure is growing faster than ever. Sediment Never Stops Moving Waterways are constantly changing. Rivers shift, lakes accumulate sediment, and industrial ponds fill with solids over time. If that material isn’t removed, problems build quickly: Reduced water depth Restricted navigation channels  Increased flooding risks  Reduced capacity in settling ponds Inefficient industrial operations In many cases, sediment buildup can cost businesses and municipalities millions in lost e...
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Way Back When Article, Dredging and Port Construction Magazine, July 2011, International Market Beckons

    VMI MD-815 working in Austrailia

International Market Beckons

Courtesy of Dredging And Port Construction Magazine, July 2011

Oklahoma-Based Dredger Manufacturer VMI Has Sold Seven Vessels To Overseas Buyers In The Past Year

Two of VMI's MD-815 dredgers were bought by Maxitool, an engineering and mining services company from Cairns, Queensland. The rugged machine features a full-width flow-through horizontal cutterhead and a recessed impeller pump for pumping - a closed vane impeller pump for pumping to higher elevations and longer distances is an option.

Maxitool uses its VMI dredgers to dewater tailing dams.  They're also used to perform maintenance work for process ponds, waterways and marine channels all around Australia.

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