Nickel Concealed Hinge for Flush Inset Cabinet Doors

This Hettich Intermat hinge is built for inset doors that sit flush inside the cabinet opening, with a self-close spring and dowel mounting, for both face-frame and frameless cabinets.

Key Features

• Inset geometry, full crank arm positions the door flush within the opening with an even reveal on all sides.
• Self-close spring pulls the door shut over the last few degrees of travel.
• 110 degree opening delivers standard everyday swing on an inset door.
• Dowel mount presses pre-attached dowels into the door's bored holes for a fast, screw-free cup attachment in production environments.
• Works on face-frame and frameless cabinets when paired with the correct Hettich base plate.
• Nickel finish on steel suits kitchen, bath, and casework interiors.

Hanging Inset Doors on Either Cabinet Type

An inset door sits inside the cabinet opening rather than overlapping it, so the door face aligns flush with the cabinet front and a narrow, even reveal frames all four edges. That geometry demands precise fitting, and this hinge carries the inset cranking that lets the door clear the opening through its full 110 degree swing without binding. The 35mm cup bores into the back of the door, and the dowel mount presses directly into the door's pre-bored dowel holes, eliminating the cup screws that slow down high-volume runs.

The hinge clips to a Hettich base plate on the cabinet, which is sold separately. Hettich cross plates are the common pairing here, offering three-way adjustment from a single plate. The plate connects to the cabinet, not to this hinge, so use a plate matched to your cabinet construction and confirm it is a Hettich plate. Plates from other brands will not connect to this hinge.

Steel Build in a Nickel Finish

The hinge body is steel finished in nickel, a neutral, low-profile look that disappears inside the cabinet when the door is closed. Inset work depends on the reveal staying even over time, and the side adjustment of plus or minus 2mm on this hinge gives the micro-correction that brings two adjacent inset doors back into alignment as a cabinet settles. The door thickness range of 15 to 25mm covers standard and slightly heavier inset doors without needing a specialty thick-door hinge.

Where This Hinge Fits the Job

This hinge is the right tool for cabinet shops and furniture builders doing flush inset work on frameless or face-frame boxes. The dowel mount is purpose-built for CNC and production environments where boring is already set up and speed on the door is the priority. For a one-off or site-built cabinet where screw-on cup attachment is simpler, a screw-mount version of this series is the alternative. If the job calls for a cushioned, damped close instead of a spring pull, the soft-close version of the Intermat line is the one to specify. This hinge is for interior work; it is not rated for exterior applications.

Common Questions

Flush Inset Doors That Close on Their Own

Specify this Hettich Intermat hinge when the design calls for flush inset doors, dowel-mount speed on the production floor, and a self-close spring that handles the close without adding damper cost.