Nickel Finish And Half Overlay Fit for Sensys Soft-Close

This Hettich Sensys hinge brings the Silent System soft-close to half overlay doors on both face-frame and frameless cabinets, finished in nickel for a clean, coordinated look at the hardware.

Key Features

• Silent System soft-close damps the door over the final closing arc so it settles without slamming.
• Half overlay, half crank arm positions the door to cover roughly half the cabinet side, the geometry for two doors sharing a center partition.
• 110 degree opening delivers standard everyday cabinet access.
• Screw-on mounting fastens directly to the cabinet with wood screws, no system holes required.
• Nickel finish on steel coordinates with other nickel hardware across the door and drawer line.
• Three-way adjustment dials in height, side, and depth after the door is hung.

Shared Partitions, Quiet Close

Half overlay is the configuration for double-door cabinets where two doors meet on a single center partition, each covering about half the side. The half crank arm sets that position so neither door crowds the other, and the 35mm cup bores into the back of the door at a 45mm bore pattern. The hinge then mounts to a base plate on the cabinet, ordered separately, using standard wood screws, so the install does not depend on pre-drilled 5mm system holes. The Silent System does the rest: it slows the door through the last degrees of travel so the close is absorbed rather than heard.

Steel, Nickel, and the Sensys Build

The Sensys is Hettich's premium concealed hinge line, and this hinge carries that construction in a nickel finish on steel. Nickel reads as a warm, muted silver that pairs naturally with brushed or satin nickel pulls, knobs, and drawer hardware, keeping the kitchen or bath line visually consistent. The door thickness window here runs from 10mm to 19mm, which accommodates thinner door stock common in European-style casework while stopping short of the 22mm upper limit of a standard concealed hinge. Doors thicker than 19mm will need a thick-door hinge instead.

Where This Hinge Belongs

Reach for this hinge on half overlay projects where the install happens on solid cabinet boxes without system holes, and where the hardware finish is nickel across the run. It suits face-frame and frameless cabinets equally, making it practical for shops that build both. The screw-on mount is the right call for retrofit work, replacement installs, or any cabinet that was not bored on the 32mm system. Designers and contractors specifying a full run of hardware will find the nickel finish sits well alongside most contemporary and transitional door and drawer hardware. For a frameless production shop with system holes already bored, the INSERTA-mount version of this series may be more efficient.

Common Questions

A Half Overlay Door That Closes as Quietly as It Looks

The nickel finish connects this hinge to the visible hardware across the room, and the Silent System makes sure the doors it hangs are as quiet as they are square.