Hettich Optimat Self-Close Hinge For Face Frames

Hettich Optimat self-close hinge is a concealed cabinet hinge designed for 1/2 inch overlay face-frame doors, so it keeps hardware hidden while setting a consistent reveal across a run of cabinets. This Optimat clip-on hinge is a two-piece compact hinge, which lets the installer separate the hinge arm from the mounting portion for easier door handling during hanging and adjustment. The hinge provides a 105 degree opening angle, giving wide access into the cabinet while still controlling the swing of the door. The hinge uses a nickel finish, which matches common cabinet hardware finishes visually in typical shop and jobsite environments. As a concealed face frame hinge in the Hettich Optimat line, it fits standard concealed cup drilling workflows for cabinet shops working with overlay face frame construction.

Key Optimat Hinge Details For Cabinet Builders

• Optimat clip-on hinges are a two-piece compact hinge with the integrated Silent System, so the hinge supports soft-closing cabinet doors with a removable hinge arm that speeds up door removal and reinstallation on face-frame cabinets.
• Optimat is a 6-way adjustable face frame hinge in 3 overlays, which means the hinge design supports side, height, and depth adjustment to fine-tune door gaps and align multiple doors across a cabinet bank.
• This hinge is a concealed cabinet hinge in the face-frame category, so it mounts inside the cabinet and keeps the hardware out of sight when the door is closed while still providing full hinge function.
• The hinge uses a dowel mounting style as part of the Optimat configuration, which ties directly into standard cabinet drilling patterns used in production and custom shops for repeatable installation.

Mounting And Cup Drilling Details For Fit

The hinge is specified for door thickness up to 3/4 inch (19mm), so it matches common cabinet door stock in both plywood and solid wood construction. The cup depth has a minimum drilling depth of 7/16 inch (11mm), so the hinge cup sits securely in the door while maintaining enough material behind the cup in typical 3/4 inch doors. The cup diameter is 1-3/8 inch (35mm), which matches standard 35mm hinge boring tools widely used in cabinet production. The cup distance is 1/8 inch (3mm), so the boring location supports the stated overlay and provides a predictable relationship between the door edge and the hinge cup center during drilling.

Using The Hettich 9285007 Hinge In Cabinet Work

Where This Concealed Face Frame Hinge Fits

This concealed cabinet hinge is part of the Hettich Optimat family in the Concealed Face Frame Hinges category, so it is intended for use on face-frame cabinets that require a hidden hinge solution. The hinge is a 1/2 inch overlay configuration, which establishes a half-inch door overlay over the face frame and helps keep overlay consistent between doors on the same elevation. The hinge provides a 105 degree opening angle, which offers enough swing for everyday cabinet access while controlling the door travel in tight layouts. The manufacturer part number 9285007 identifies this exact Optimat CLIP, self-close, 1/2 inch overlay, dowel, Silent System 3-cam configuration, which helps shops repeat the same hinge spec across projects.

Adjustments For Clean Gaps And Repeatable Results

Optimat is a 6-way adjustable face frame hinge in 3 overlays, so this hinge design supports adjustments in side, height, and depth to dial in door position after mounting. Side adjustment under 1 inch overlay is plus or minus 1.3mm by cam, which lets the installer shift the door left or right slightly to even out reveals between doors. Side adjustment over 1 inch overlay is plus or minus 1.5mm by cam, providing a bit more lateral correction range when working with larger overlays in the same hinge family. Depth adjustment is plus 2.6mm by cam, which allows the door to move in or out relative to the cabinet face so the door face can sit flush with adjacent doors or trim. Height adjustment is plus or minus 1.4mm by cam, giving vertical fine-tuning so the top and bottom edges of the door can line up cleanly with neighboring doors and drawer fronts. Dampening activation at 35 degrees means the integrated Silent System begins to control the closing motion when the door reaches about 35 degrees from the frame, so the door transitions into a soft-close action rather than slamming.

Common Questions About This Hettich Optimat Hinge

Selecting This Hinge For Face-Frame Cabinets

This Hettich Optimat self-close hinge with 1/2 inch overlay, 105 degree opening angle, and dowel mounting brings concealed hardware, soft-closing action, and 6-way cam adjustment into a single face-frame hinge solution. For cabinet shops and installers working with up to 3/4 inch thick overlay doors on face-frame construction, the defined cup size, overlay, and adjustment ranges support consistent reveals and repeatable drilling layouts. Choose this Hettich 9285007 hinge when the project calls for a concealed cabinet hinge that combines the Optimat clip-on design with integrated Silent System and precise three-axis adjustment.