Name

Kullen-Koti

Legal name

KULLEN-KOTI GmbH

Website

https://kullen.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1913

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Reutlingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Custom Industrial Brush Manufacturing: Design, development, and manufacturing of custom technical brushes tailored to specific customer applications. Revenue is generated through one-time product orders and repeat business from industrial customers across diverse sectors.
2. Standard Brush Products: Sale of standardized brush products from the company's extensive portfolio of over 130,000 variants including spiral brushes, roller brushes, strip brushes, and disc brushes.
3. Replacement Fill Material Service: Refilling and resharpening services where customers can replace brush fill material while keeping the brush body, extending product lifecycle and driving repeat service revenue.
4. Technical Consulting and Testing Services: Expert consulting services including application analysis, brush selection support, and testing services at the company's TestCenter facility.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

KULLEN-KOTI GmbH designs and manufactures industrial and technical brushes for B2B customers, offering roughly 150,000 variants including strip brushes, sealing brushes, roller brushes, spiral roller brushes (DBS/STS), disc, cup, round, lath, brush plate, belt, antistatic, and specialty brushes such as furnace transport rollers rated to 1,200°C. The company provides custom-engineered solutions, OEM brushes for Braun woodworking machines, brush refilling/resharpening services, and application testing at its in-house Brush TestCenter (BTeC).

Product overview

Kullen-Koti is a manufacturer of industrial and technical brushes offering one of the world's largest brush portfolios with approximately 150,000 variants. The product range includes core brush types such as strip brushes (Streifenbürsten), sealing brushes (Abdichtbürsten), roller brushes (Walzenbürsten), spiral roller brushes (DBS-Spiralbürsten), STS spiral brushes, disc brushes (Tellerbürsten), cup brushes (Topfbürsten), round brushes (Rundbürsten), lath brushes (Lattenbürsten), brush plates (Bürstenplatten), belt brushes (Riemenbürsten), antistatic brushes, ostrich feather brushes, and specialty products like furnace transport rollers (Ofenwalzenbürsten) that withstand temperatures up to 1,200°C. The company also provides OEM brush solutions specifically for Braun woodworking machines including the Rustika 1800, 1200, 600, and 300 systems, with brush rollers in 300mm and 600mm widths and single-section brushes. Fill materials include synthetic fibres (PP, PA, PBT, PE), wires (stainless steel, brass-coated, hardened steel), natural fibres (horsehair, goat hair, Chinese hog bristles), plant fibres (Mexico fibre, sisal), and abrasive filaments. The product portfolio serves industries including metal processing, wood processing, automotive, food processing, packaging, and mechanical engineering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strip Brushes (Streifenbürsten) and Flexible Strip Brushes Strip brushes for sealing, guiding, and wiping tasks across industrial applications. Available in standard and special types with metal backing widths from 1.8mm to 13.5mm, including flexible strip brushes for sealing and guiding functions.
• Sealing Brushes (Abdichtbürsten) and Flexible Brush Seals
• DBS Spiral Roller Brushes (DBS-Spiralbürsten)
• STS Spiral Brushes (STS-Spiralbürsten)
• Strip Roller Brushes (Streifenwalzenbürsten)
• Delta Brushes (Delta-Bürsten)
• Hand Brushes (Handbürsten)
• Interior, Boiler Tube, and Alphahon Brushes (Innen-, Siederohr- und Alphahonbürsten)
• Brush, Cup, and Conical Disc Brushes (Pinsel-, Topf- und Kegelscheibenbürsten)
• Round, Single-Disc, and Pipeline Brushes (Rund-, Einzelscheiben- und Pipelinebürsten)
• Antistatic Brushes and Ostrich Feather Brushes
• Brush Plates (Bürstenplatten)
• Lath Brushes (Lattenbürsten)
• Belt Brushes (Riemenbürsten)
• Round Brushes and Roller Brushes with Metal Strip Mounting (Rundbürsten, Walzenbürsten)
• ST-System Modular Brush Segments
• Single-Row Roller Brushes (Einzelreihen-Walzenbürsten)
• Furnace Transport Rollers (Ofentransportrollen)
• STS Spiral Brushes with Aluminum Profile Body
• Brush Roller 300 for Braun Rustika Woodworking Machines
• Brush Roller 600 for Braun Rustika Woodworking Machines
• Single-Section Brushes for Braun Woodworking Machines
• Brush TestCenter (BTeC) Application Testing and Refill Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Furnace transport rollers withstand temperatures up to 1,200°C for aluminum and steel band transport in high furnaces
• +2 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• InterserohminorOthersPartnership for dual recycling program and sales packaging recycling. Interseroh, one of the leading raw material disposal companies in Western Europe, ensures comprehensive and legally compliant recycling of packaging materials.
• KOTI GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company group providing global network and shared resources. Kullen-Koti is a member of the KOTI Group headquartered in Weert, Netherlands. The group includes affiliated companies across Europe including HK-KOTI GmbH (Germany), R.I.B.-KOTI Ltd (UK), Kleeneze-KOTI Ltd (UK), KOTI CZ (Czech Republic), KOTI-KOBRA GmbH (Austria), KOTI-NABO (Belgium), KOTI-TRIBOLLET (France), KOTI-DAWSON (UK), and KOTI-NORDHS (Sweden).

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Gordon Brush: US industrial brush manufacturer serving aerospace, food processing, electronics, and industrial markets. Comparable to Kullen-Koti in custom industrial brush solutions, specialty fill materials, and B2B technical sales model.
• Tanis Brush: US manufacturer of industrial and custom brushes serving food processing, aerospace, and general industrial applications. Directly comparable to Kullen-Koti in custom-engineered brush solutions, food-grade brush offerings, and OEM brush supply.
• Osborn (Jarden z/OSborn): Global industrial brush manufacturer (helicoidal/roller brushes) serving metal finishing, automotive, and industrial markets. Comparable to Kullen-Koti in core product technology (spiral/helicoidal brushes), global footprint, and industrial deburring/surface finishing applications.
• Weiler Corporation: US-based manufacturer of industrial brushes, abrasives, and power brushes for metalworking and surface finishing. Directly comparable to Kullen-Koti in cup brushes, disc brushes, and roller brushes for industrial deburring and cleaning applications.
• Mink Bürsten: German manufacturer of industrial technical brushes for surface finishing, cleaning, and material handling. Direct competitor to Kullen-Koti in the German industrial brush market with overlapping product categories (strip, roller, disc brushes) and similar B2B customer base.
• Lessmann: German industrial brush manufacturer specializing in technical brushes for metalworking, woodworking, and surface finishing. Comparable to Kullen-Koti in product range, target applications (deburring, polishing), and European B2B customer focus.
• HK-KOTI GmbH: Sister company within the KOTI Group, focused on deburring technology. Closely comparable to Kullen-Koti in product technology (deburring brushes), parent group affiliation, and German industrial customer base.

Broad incumbents

• 3M: Global diversified manufacturer whose Abrasives Division includes industrial brush products for surface finishing. Touches Kullen-Koti's space through Scotch-Brite and similar brush-based finishing products, but as part of an enormous broader portfolio rather than as a brush specialist.
• Schunk Group: German industrial technology group with carbon brushes, industrial ceramics, and surface finishing solutions. Larger incumbent with overlapping brush technology but operating across a much broader portfolio of industrial components.
• Pferd Werkzeuge: German manufacturer of surface finishing, cutting, and material removal tools including industrial brushes. Comparable to Kullen-Koti in deburring and surface finishing applications, but operates as a broader tools manufacturer rather than a brush specialist.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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