Lower losses. Higher system efficiency.

Efficiency & Friction Optimization

Reduce oil pump drive losses through optimized displacement, leakage control, tooth geometry, and friction behavior. We develop efficient pump system designs for engine, transmission, and electrified drivetrain applications.

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Why efficiency is critical

Oil pumps directly consume mechanical or electrical power. Oversupply, internal leakage, friction, and unstable pressure behavior increase losses and reduce overall drivetrain efficiency across real operating conditions.

Problem:

Excess drive losses

Problem:

Internal leakage

Problem:

Friction hotspots

Efficiency optimization targets

Low Power Consumption

Reducing required drive power through optimized displacement, pressure behavior, gear geometry, and application-specific operating points.

Reduced Internal Leakage

Improving volumetric efficiency by optimizing leakage gaps, clearances, tooth engagement, and housing interfaces.

Friction Control

Minimizing mechanical friction and drag losses while maintaining durability, pressure stability, and reliable oil supply.

Our Approach to Efficiency

Tailored to Operating Points

We align efficiency targets with your real flow demand, pressure levels, RPM range, oil temperature, and duty cycle.

Loss-Focused Design

We translate efficiency requirements into displacement strategy, gear geometry, leakage control, friction reduction, and pressure behavior.

Prototype Test Rig Optimization

Prototypes are optimized on our test rig for power consumption, flow delivery, pressure stability, leakage, and pulsation behavior.

Documented Results

Each prototype is 100% tested with full test reports to support customer validation and series readiness.

Examples

Applications demanding high Durability

engine-lubrication

Regulated / Variable Flow

Pump concepts that reduce parasitic losses by matching flow and pressure to real operating demand.

Conventional Engine Oil Pumps

Engine Lubrication

Efficiency-oriented oil supply for bearings, valvetrain, timing components, and thermal control circuits.

Regulated-Variable-Flow-Oil-Pumps

Electric Driven Oil Pumps

On-demand electric oil supply for hybrid, EV, thermal, and transmission applications with controlled power use.

Validated efficiency performance.

We optimize prototypes on our test rig for low power consumption, stable flow delivery, leakage behavior, pressure stability, and low pulsation—100% tested with full test reports. This supports customer validation and series readiness with production partners.

Prototype test rig optimization
100% tested with test reports
Series-ready transfer to partners

FAQs

Quick answers to practical engineering questions about oil pump efficiency, friction reduction, leakage control, power consumption, validation, and system-level optimization.

Oil pumps consume mechanical or electrical power continuously across many operating points. Oversized flow, unnecessary pressure, friction, and internal leakage increase losses and can reduce overall engine, transmission, or e-powertrain efficiency.

Typical causes include excessive displacement, high internal leakage, unfavorable pressure regulation, inefficient gear geometry, friction at rotor and housing interfaces, poor suction behavior, or flow delivery that is not matched to real system demand.

Yes. The goal is not simply to reduce flow, but to deliver the required flow and pressure with fewer losses. This can involve optimized displacement, leakage gaps, tooth geometry, pressure behavior, and regulation strategy.

Useful inputs include flow demand, pressure targets, RPM range, oil temperature, viscosity, duty cycle, power consumption targets, packaging constraints, regulation strategy, and known loss or leakage issues.

Prototype pump systems can be tested for power consumption, flow delivery, pressure stability, leakage, pulsation, temperature behavior, and relevant operating points. This shows whether efficiency gains are achieved without compromising hydraulic performance.

Ideally before displacement, gear set, pressure strategy, and packaging are frozen. Early involvement helps avoid inefficient oversizing and allows the pump concept to be aligned with the real hydraulic demand of the system.

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