JKS APRONS & COTS

We are your partner in Spinning!

JKS is a brand of J. Kaulhausen & Sohn Germany, the world leading supplier of Aprons & Cots for fibre production applications such as

  • Ring-Spinning,
  • JET-Spinning,
  • Compact-Spinning,
  • Pre-Spinning,
  • Texturizing and
  • Open-End-Spinning.

JKS is the worldwide sole producer of Aprons made of rubber and leather.

The company was founded in 1842 and since then remains a family-owned enterprise based on tradition, knowledge and reliability.

Next to our natural German approach as Quality supplier we defined the following dynamic guiding themes for our products in order to ensure the finest yarn making process.

History 175 Years JKS

1842

FOUNDATION – Production of technical Leather Products

1961

First production of Aprons in Leather execution

1972

First production of Rubber Aprons & Cots in cooperation with Fenner Cockil, Belgium

1976

Production unit acquisition at German/-BeIgium/-Netherland border area

1999

First ISO Certification DIN EN ISO 9002, TÜV Cert Production of Aprons & Cots

2012

Reconstruction of JKS Headquarter in Eschweiler

2016

New JKS Family Business Owner Christian Krämer