Technical Deep Dive on Abradable Coatings for Oil Pump Efficiency
EPARTRADE’s Race Industry Now webinar series continued to push the boundaries of technical education in motorsports engineering with a highly specialized session focused on abradable coating technologies and their role in oil pump performance optimization.
Hosted by Brad Gillie of SiriusXM (Ch. 90, Late Shift), Episode #619 brought together three industry experts: Andy Suman, President of Line2Line Coatings; Ai L. Wood III, President of DRC Engineering; and Shaun Visser, Vice President of PMD Automotive.
The discussion provided a rare, engineering-level look into how tight clearances, controlled wear, and surface engineering directly influence efficiency, durability, and parasitic loss in high-performance oil pump systems.