VMI, Inc.

We Sell, Service, Rent, and offer Training! Need help determining the proper dredge for your application? Our knowledgeable staff of professionals will assist you with all your dredging related questions or issues. Contact us today! We are the #1 dredge rental company in the United States and Canada. At VMI Dredges, we provide top-of-the-line dredging equipment to meet your project needs. We offer flexible rental terms and expert support to ensure your dredging operations run smoothly and efficiently. We can tailor a rental package to include dredges, amphibious excavators, pipe, cable, anchors, and other accessories to suit your job needs. VMI’s horizontal cutterhead dredges are the industry choice when it comes to industrial ponds, mining retention ponds, marinas, lakes, ponds, and lagoon dredging. Our dredge pump features a recessed impeller design for maximum particle passage, entrained gasses and heavy, viscous slurries. VMI’s patented full-width, flow-through cutterhead design provides optimized torque along with variable speed control for maximum material uptake and minimal turbidity. VMI’s portable cutter suction dredges are the industry standard for large scale production projects! Whether dredging sand and gravel, deepening channels and canals or reclaiming land due to erosion. Our machines feature a unique rack and pinion spud drive system that provides power both up and down giving the operator the option to force the spuds into the material below to hold their position. While the free-floating spud option accounts for changing water levels while the dredge is unmanned. SINCE 1972 OUR TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS HAVE CONSTRUCTED SUPERIOR DREDGES WITH WORLD-CLASS WORKMANSHIP. WITH MACHINES REACHING MORE THAN 25,000 HOURS OF SERVICE VMI'S QUALITY IS SECOND TO NONE. This gives our customers maximum return on their investments. VMI builds cutter suction dredges in a variety of sizes and configurations. Built to meet the customers need for use around the globe. From powerful industry recognized diesel power units or custom electric powered dredges, to our rack and pinion spud drive system, VMI utilizes superior components to give the end user the most value for their money. VMI’s horizontal Mini-Dredge dredges are the industry choice when it comes to industrial ponds, mining retention ponds, marinas, lakes, ponds, and lagoon dredging. Our dredge pump features a recessed impeller design for maximum particle passage, entrained gasses and heavy, viscous slurries. VMI’s patented full-width, flow-through cutterhead design provides optimized torque along with variable speed control for maximum material uptake and minimal turbidity. When you want maximum production and control, cable driven is the golden standard for dredgers around the world. No other propulsion system gives you the ability to get into a compacted material and stay there like a cable drive. When you need maximum versatility, having the option of a self-propelled dredge is as versatile as it gets. Typically reserved for less compacted materials due to its limited ability to dig with the force or its cable counterpart, these machines can be outfitted with a cable-drive backup.