Nickel Finish And Wide-Swing Half Overlay Performance

This Hettich Sensys hinge brings a 165 degree opening to half overlay doors on both face-frame and frameless cabinets, finished in nickel and mounted with a direct screw-on connection that needs no separate plate ecosystem.

Key Features

• 165 degree wide-angle opening swings the door back nearly flat for unobstructed access to cabinet contents.
• Half overlay, half crank arm positions two doors correctly on a shared center partition without arm collision.
• Self-close spring draws the door shut automatically over the final degrees of travel.
• Screw-on mounting fastens directly to the cabinet without a clip-on plate, using standard wood screws.
• Nickel finish on steel coordinates with brushed and polished hardware across kitchen and bath cabinetry.
• Broad door thickness range accommodates doors from 15mm to 32mm, covering thin cabinet fronts through solid wood construction.

Where the 165 Degree Swing Earns Its Place

Most concealed hinges top out at 110 degrees, which is enough for everyday access. The Sensys 165 degree geometry is the right pick where the door needs to travel far enough to rest nearly parallel to the cabinet side, clearing a full opening for appliance garages, pantry pull-outs, or any run where adjacent walls or doors would clip a standard swing. The half crank is the geometry for doors that share a center partition: each door covers roughly half the cabinet side, and the arm profile keeps two doors from colliding when both open at once. The 35mm cup bores into the door, and the hinge screws directly to the cabinet stile or side panel. A separate mounting plate is not required for the screw-on version.

Steel, Nickel, and a Door Thickness Window That Covers the Field

The hinge body is steel with a nickel finish. Nickel sits between chrome and satin brass on the warmth scale, making it a natural match for kitchens and baths that carry brushed nickel pulls, knobs, or faucets. The door thickness window here runs from 15mm to 32mm, wider than the standard 16 to 22mm range, so this hinge handles thin MDF slab doors and thick solid-wood face-frame doors on the same spec without switching to a dedicated thick-door hinge. The 45mm boring pattern matches the standard layout in most production and custom shops.

Cabinet Shops, Remodelers, and Designers Specifying Nickel Runs

This hinge suits production shops building face-frame or frameless cabinets where the hardware finish is nickel throughout, and where a wide-angle opening is part of the spec. It also works for remodelers replacing existing hinges, since the 45mm bore pattern drops into the same holes a standard concealed hinge used. Designers specifying a kitchen or bath with nickel hardware can call this hinge directly: the finish name is Nickel, and it coordinates with the Sensys line's other components. For projects that need a cushioned, quiet close rather than a spring pull, the Sensys soft-close version with integrated Silent System is the right upgrade from this SKU.

Common Questions

Wide Clearance, Clean Nickel, Built to Close on Its Own

Specify this Sensys hinge when the job calls for a 165 degree swing, half overlay geometry, and a nickel finish that ties the hardware together across the full run.