a pump arrangement , in particular in a coating installation for the coating of components , such as a painting installation for the painting of motor vehicle body components , is provided . the pump arrangement includes a plurality of adjustable pumps for delivering a coating agent , e . g . for delivering a sealing agent for the sealing of weld seams on a motor vehicle body component . the pumps are connected in parallel such that the pumps extract the coating agent for delivery from a common inlet line and deliver said coating agent into a common outlet line . the arrangement further includes a control device for the open - loop or closed - loop control of one fluid variable at the outlet of the individual pumps , respectively , wherein the control device actuates the individual pumps individually , and / or a monitoring unit , which switches the pumps on and off non - simultaneously .