From dialysis to dosing: one modular motion platform, scaled to your pump's precision, noise and duty-cycle targets.

Configurable BLDC motor solutions help pump manufacturers improve precision, energy efficiency, connectivity and long-term reliability across medical, industrial, hydraulic, and process applications
As pump manufacturers face increasing demands for energy efficiency, precise flow control, reduced noise, longer service life, compact design, and digital connectivity, Dunkermotoren is helping OEMs address these challenges with configurable brushless DC (BLDC) motor solutions engineered specifically for pump applications. Rather than treating the motor as a standalone component, Dunkermotoren takes a systemlevel approach. The company works with pump manufacturers and system developers to combine motor technology, drive electronics, feedback systems, communication interfaces, and application engineering into a complete drive concept tailored to the pump, its load profile, and the operating environment. By replacing multiple independently sourced components with a single modular motion platform, OEMs can significantly reduce engineering effort, simplify BOM management, and accelerate system integration while maintaining flexibility for different pump requirements. “Pump performance today depends on far more than motor selection alone," said Michael Burgert, Product Manager at Dunkermotoren. "Manufacturers increasingly benefit from modular motion solutions that combine motor technology, intelligence, connectivity, and application engineering in a single platform. This approach simplifies integration while helping customers achieve the precision, efficiency, and reliability their applications demand.”

Meeting the Diverse Demands of Modern Pump Applications

The demands placed on a pump drive vary significantly by application. Flow rate, pressure, duty cycle, installation space, ambient conditions, and communication requirements all influence the optimum drive configuration.

Medical Technology: Precision and Quiet Operation

In dialysis equipment and other medical systems, precision and consistency are essential. Accurately controlled pumps manage blood flow, dialysate, and other fluids throughout lengthy treatment sessions. Stable motor control helps maintain reproducible flow rates, while quiet operation and low vibration contribute to a more comfortable environment for patients and healthcare professionals. Compact motor dimensions and integrated electronics also help equipment designers optimize limited installation space within increasingly sophisticated medical devices.

Hydraulic Systems: Performance Under Changing Loads

Hydraulic pumps used in rail vehicles, mobile equipment, and industrial machinery often operate under changing loads and within tight installation spaces. They may also be exposed to vibration, shock, temperature fluctuations, and frequent start-stop cycles. Closed-loop BLDC motor control enables hydraulic pressure to be generated as required and adjusted according to actual system demand, helping designers balance dynamic performance with energy consumption.

Cooling and Process Circulation: Efficiency Through Variable Speed Control

For cooling circuits, HVAC systems, and process-fluid circulation, efficiency is a primary consideration. Instead of operating continuously at full output, variable-speed BLDC motors allow flow rates and pressure levels to respond to real-time cooling requirements or process conditions. This can reduce unnecessary energy use while maintaining reliable thermal management and process stability.

Dosing and Metering Pumps: Repeatable Accuracy

Water treatment, chemical processing, laboratory equipment, and automated filling lines depend on the precise delivery of defined fluid volumes. Responsive, repeatable motor control supports consistent dosing performance even when operating conditions change.

Why BLDC Technology Continues to Gain Ground

Across these applications, accurate and responsive control is a common requirement. Electronically commutated BLDC motors enable precise speed and torque regulation, which can translate into more stable flow rates, improved pressure control, and greater dosing accuracy. Eliminating mechanical brushes minimizes wear, reduces maintenance requirements, supports quiet operation, and contributes to extended service life. Efficiency is another important advantage. Reduced energy losses can lower operating costs and minimize heat generation, particularly in pumps that run continuously or for long periods. These characteristics make BLDC technology increasingly attractive for applications ranging from compact medical devices and connected dosing systems to industrial process equipment and electro-hydraulic power units.

Key benefits for pump manufacturers include:

• • Precise speed and torque control for stable flow, pressure, and dosing
• • Variable-speed operation that matches pump output to actual demand
• • Low-noise, low-vibration performance for sensitive environments
• • Reduced wear and maintenance through brushless operation
• • High energy efficiency with lower heat generation
• • Long service life and reliable operation over demanding duty cycles

Modular Motion Platforms Enable Scalable Automation

Pump performance increasingly depends on how effectively the complete drive system is integrated. Dunkermotoren’s smart motor platforms provide scalable levels of control, connectivity, and diagnostics, allowing the drive solution to be matched to the complexity of the application.

dGo: Simplified Control

For applications requiring basic speed control and straightforward functionality, dGo provides an economical solution with speed regulation, direction control, and error detection. Application-specific functions, including customized speed profiles or jam detection, can also be incorporated.

dMove: Enhanced Connectivity

Where greater connectivity is required, dMove adds CANopen communication and provides access to operating data such as motor speed, current, and temperature. This supports monitoring and control in networked pump systems and can also serve applications requiring positioning or torque control.

dPro: Advanced Industrial Networking and Diagnostics

For highly connected automation environments, dPro supports CANopen, PROFINET, EtherCAT, and EtherNet/IP. The platform provides access to motor and application data for advanced diagnostics, monitoring, predictive-maintenance strategies, and integration into IoT environments. Applications requiring high pumping accuracy, detailed operating data, or Safe Torque Off functionality can benefit from these capabilities, while vector-controlled commutation helps reduce energy consumption.

Engineering Support Beyond the Motor

No two pump applications are identical. Dunkermotoren therefore supports manufacturers with application-specific drive configuration and engineering assistance that addresses both mechanical and electrical integration. Engineering teams evaluate torque, speed profiles, thermal behavior, duty cycles, installation constraints, and environmental conditions to align motor behavior with the requirements of the complete pump system.

Depending on the application, customization can include:

• • Application-specific shaft designs and mounting arrangements
• • Special motor dimensions and interfaces matched to the pump housing
• • Encoder systems, integrated electronics, and communication interfaces
• • Customized control functions and speed profiles
• • Gearbox solutions where required by the torque and speed profile

 

This collaborative approach can simplify integration, shorten development effort, and support reliable long-term operation from initial concept through series production.

Complete Drive Solutions for Smarter Pumps

As pumps become smarter, more efficient, and increasingly connected, drive technology plays a critical role in overall system performance. Built around a modular motion solutions philosophy, Dunkermotoren combines BLDC motor technology, intelligent control platforms, communication interfaces, feedback systems and application engineering into a scalable drive architecture. The result is a single platform that adapts to a wide range of pump requirements while simplifying integration and accelerating time to market.

Further information: BLDC Motors for Pumps

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