Hettich Sensys Nickel Concealed Hinge for Half Overlay Wide-Angle Access

This Hettich Sensys concealed long arm hinge hangs half overlay doors on face-frame and frameless cabinets, with a 165 degree opening angle, self-close spring, and dowel mounting built for production and professional installs.

Key Features

• 165 degree opening swings the door nearly flat, clearing the cabinet side for full, unobstructed access to the interior.
• Half overlay, half crank arm positions the door to cover roughly half the cabinet side, the standard setup for two doors sharing a center partition.
• Self-close spring draws the door shut over the last few degrees of travel without a separate damper.
• Dowel mount presses the 35mm cup into pre-bored dowel holes for a fast, screw-free door-side installation.
• Works on face-frame and frameless cabinets when paired with a matching Hettich base plate, sold separately.
• Broad door thickness range of 15 to 32mm covers everything from thin slab doors to thick overlay panels in the same hinge.

Wide-Angle Access on Shared Partitions

At 165 degrees, this hinge opens the door to a near-flat position alongside the cabinet, putting nearly the entire interior within reach without the door swinging free into an obstruction. That angle is a deliberate advantage in spaces where full-extension access matters, whether that is a pantry column, a media cabinet, or a utility run. The half crank arm places the door at a partial overlay, which is the correct geometry where two doors share one center partition, each overlapping the cabinet side by roughly half. The 35mm cup bores into the back of the door, and the hinge arm connects to a Hettich base plate mounted to the cabinet, ordered separately. Use Hettich plates with this hinge; plates are brand-specific and a plate from another manufacturer will not engage the Sensys arm correctly.

Steel Construction in a Nickel Finish

The hinge body and arm are steel in a nickel finish, a neutral metallic that coordinates with a wide range of interior hardware without asserting itself visually. The Sensys series is Hettich's premium concealed line, which means tighter tolerances in the cup and arm than a value-tier hinge delivers. Dowel mounting on the door side replaces cup screws with pre-attached dowels that press into bored holes, removing one step and one source of misalignment from a high-volume install cycle.

Where This Hinge Fits

This hinge suits cabinet shops and contractors running face-frame or frameless work where two conditions are both true: the layout calls for half overlay doors on shared partitions, and the application benefits from a wider-than-standard swing. The 165 degree angle is not the everyday 110 degree hinge; it is specified when the design prioritizes access depth. The door thickness window of 15 to 32mm is wider than a standard concealed hinge, so it accommodates both thin production slab doors and thicker overlay panels on the same plate setup. Because this is a self-close hinge, the spring pulls the door shut but does not cushion the final contact. For installations where a damped, quiet close is required, the Sensys line also offers a Silent System soft-close version.

Common Questions

Full Access, Clean Install, Right Plate Away

Pair this Sensys hinge with the matching Hettich base plate and get half overlay doors that open nearly flat, close on their own, and stay square across a full run of cabinets.