Coating device for coating components with a coating agent, in particular for painting motor vehicle body components with a paint, with a) a printhead (10; 14; 22; 32) for applying the coating agent to the component, a1) wherein the printhead (10; 14; 22; 32) comprises a plurality of coating agent nozzles and ejects the coating agent through the coating agent nozzles, a2) wherein the adjacent coating agent nozzles are arranged in the printhead (10; 14; 22; 32) at a predetermined distance (s) along the programmed path of travel, b) a manipulator, in particular a multi-axis coating robot with serial robot kinematics, wherein the manipulator moves the printhead (10; 14; 22; 32) along a programmed movement path at a predetermined drawing speed over the surface of the component to be coated, c) a coating agent supply for supplying the printhead (10; 14; 22; 32) with the coating agent to be applied, c1) wherein the coating agent flows at a specific coating agent pressure (p) and a specific flow rate from the coating agent supply to the printhead (10; 14; 22; 32), c2) wherein the coating agent supply adjusts the coating agent pressure (p) and/or the flow rate of the coating agent in a controlled manner, c3) wherein said coating agent supply comprises a coating agent pump that delivers said coating agent to said printhead (10; 14; 22; 32), c4) wherein the coating agent pump reacts with a specific time constant (τ) to a change in the desired delivery quantity, the time constant (τ) indicating the period of time which elapses in the event of a change in the desired delivery quantity until 63.2% of the desired change in the delivery quantity has been implemented, characterized in that d) the following formula applies: s > v − τ with: s: distance of the adjacent coating agent nozzles in the printhead (10; 14; 22; 32) along the programmed movement path of movement, v: drawing speed of the printhead (10; 14; 22; 32) along the programmed robot path, τ: time constant of the coating pump. a) a printhead (10; 14; 22; 32) for applying the coating agent to the component, a1) wherein the printhead (10; 14; 22; 32) comprises a plurality of coating agent nozzles and ejects the coating agent through the coating agent nozzles, a2) wherein the adjacent coating agent nozzles are arranged in the printhead (10; 14; 22; 32) at a predetermined distance (s) along the programmed path of travel, a1) wherein the printhead (10; 14; 22; 32) comprises a plurality of coating agent nozzles and ejects the coating agent through the coating agent nozzles, a2) wherein the adjacent coating agent nozzles are arranged in the printhead (10; 14; 22; 32) at a predetermined distance (s) along the programmed path of travel, b) a manipulator, in particular a multi-axis coating robot with serial robot kinematics, wherein the manipulator moves the printhead (10; 14; 22; 32) along a programmed movement path at a predetermined drawing speed over the surface of the component to be coated, c) a coating agent supply for supplying the printhead (10; 14; 22; 32) with the coating agent to be applied, c1) wherein the coating agent flows at a specific coating agent pressure (p) and a specific flow rate from the coating agent supply to the printhead (10; 14; 22; 32), c2) wherein the coating agent supply adjusts the coating agent pressure (p) and/or the flow rate of the coating agent in a controlled manner, c3) wherein said coating agent supply comprises a coating agent pump that delivers said coating agent to said printhead (10; 14; 22; 32), c4) wherein the coating agent pump reacts with a specific time constant (τ) to a change in the desired delivery quantity, the time constant (τ) indicating the period of time which elapses in the event of a change in the desired delivery quantity until 63.2% of the desired change in the delivery quantity has been implemented, characterized in that c1) wherein the coating agent flows at a specific coating agent pressure (p) and a specific flow rate from the coating agent supply to the printhead (10; 14; 22; 32), c2) wherein the coating agent supply adjusts the coating agent pressure (p) and/or the flow rate of the coating agent in a controlled manner, c3) wherein said coating agent supply comprises a coating agent pump that delivers said coating agent to said printhead (10; 14; 22; 32), c4) wherein the coating agent pump reacts with a specific time constant (τ) to a change in the desired delivery quantity, the time constant (τ) indicating the period of time which elapses in the event of a change in the desired delivery quantity until 63.2% of the desired change in the delivery quantity has been implemented, d) the following formula applies: s > v − τ with: s: distance of the adjacent coating agent nozzles in the printhead (10; 14; 22; 32) along the programmed movement path of movement, v: drawing speed of the printhead (10; 14; 22; 32) along the programmed robot path, τ: time constant of the coating pump. s: distance of the adjacent coating agent nozzles in the printhead (10; 14; 22; 32) along the programmed movement path of movement, v: drawing speed of the printhead (10; 14; 22; 32) along the programmed robot path, τ: time constant of the coating pump.