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Dredging on Demand: Inside the VMI Dredges Media Center

     Dredging on Demand: Inside the VMI Dredges Media Center Heavy equipment is meant to be seen in action. Specifications, brochures and product descriptions provide important information, but they cannot fully capture the moment a cutterhead enters the material, a pump begins moving slurry or a newly manufactured dredge goes to work for the first time. That is why VMI Dredges created the VMI Dredges Media Center, an on-demand destination where customers, operators and industry professionals can experience dredging through video. More Than a Video Gallery The VMI Dredges Media Center was designed to make exploring VMI content feel natural and engaging. Rather than presenting visitors with a long, disconnected list of video links, the Media Center organizes content into visual categories. Visitors can browse equipment footage, educational videos, field demonstrations, trade-show coverage and original VMI productions from one central location. It is a different way to expl...

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