Abstract: Apparatus for carrying out chromatography, preferably liquid process chromatography, in particular for industrial applications, using in each case at least one positive displacement pump, provided with a drive, for feeding product and eluent (mobile phase) onto at least one separation column, wherein the drive of each positive displacement pump is a highly dynamic drive, which is equipped with an integrated transducer system for capturing the distance/time date, which are convertible into corresponding position-regulated travel commands using connected superordinate movement control/regulation.