THE WITTE pump guide

Helpful tips & Insights for selecting a gear pump for your industrial application

The WITTE pump guide - the whole world of gear pumps

You always wanted to know how a gear pump or a magnetic coupling works? Then you've come to the right place. With our guide, we cover the topics relevant to the pump industry, and try to provide answers to the questions that move the industry.


In our guide you will find a selection of topics relating to the gear pump. It is a dynamic area that we will continuously expand. To stay up to date, please check back here regularly.

Topics of our guide

Selection of a gear pump type

  • How does a gear pump work?
  • What are the properties of the fluid to be pumped?
  • What types of pumps are there?
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Selection of a gear type

  • What types of gearing are there?
  • What advantages and disadvantages do they offer?
  • Which types of gearing is used for which application?
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Bearing technology

  • What are the roles of bearings in a pump?
  • Which bearing technologies are used in WITTE pumps?
Friction bearing technology

Shaft seals

  • How does an axial shaft seal work?
  • What are the different types of axial shaft seals?
  • Which axial shaft seal is to be used when?