The Hinge Guys

Stop wasting your time and maintenance budget

When you install butt or pivot hinges on high-traffic or maximum-security doors, expect to make constant adjustments and replacements. They don’t engineer these hinges for long-lasting performance, so they eat up your maintenance time and budget. Stop wasting both. Invest in high-quality hinges and solve your door maintenance problems for good.

SELECT geared continuous hinges set the bar for quality

There is a lot more to choosing the right hinge than whether it can hold the door’s weight and what it costs. If your hinges don’t last in your high-traffic, high-security applications, it’s not a good buy. Here’s why SELECT Hinges last forever.

Over-engineered


Since 1990, SELECT has manufactured high-quality, architectural-grade aluminum geared continuous hinges for both new construction and retrofit applications. We listen to our customers and continually improve the performance, durability and functionality of every hinge that goes out our doors to yours. Today, over a million SELECT hinges are in schools, hospitals, hotels, offices, airports, stadiums, storefronts and many other commercial and industrial buildings. Their standout features include:

• Fits nearly every door size, including oversized doors. Works on thermal-resistant doors and frames, too. 
• Attaches to the entire length of the frame; protects door edges from damage caused by carts, furniture, pallet jacks, hand trucks and cleaning equipment. Prevents interior and exterior doors from delaminating. Eliminates overextension repairs or replacement, too.
• Templated hole pattern for faster preparation and easier installation. 
• An excellent choice for access control doors. SELECT’s Accessible Through-Wire (ATW) prep eliminates the need to remove and reinstall the door to make wiring repairs or replacements. Takes five minutes or less. 
• Comes with Pair Matched™ components for quality and consistency. 
• Anodizing is done after machining for superior durability.
• Lifetime lubrication of bearings gives maintenance-free performance.
• Long-term durability drastically reduces SELECT’s initial mid-price cost. No other hinge outlasts SELECT geared continuous hinges. Not a single one. 

Exceptional customer care

When you make the best hinges, it’s easy to provide highly touted customer service. Not only are our representatives knowledgeable and courteous problem solvers, but SELECT supports every geared hinge with: 

• An order-in/ship-out process that exceeds expectations. Place an order and your hinges ship in days, not weeks. There are no long waits, so you can keep your jobs on schedule.  
• Industry's only never-ending Continuous Warranty on geared hinges. 

Proven the best

These tests and certifications are proof of SELECT’s unsurpassed quality.  

• An independent Physical Endurance Test ran 25 million swing cycles. That’s the equivalent of 60 years of high-traffic/high-abuse durability. Once installed, it’s unlikely you will ever have to maintain or replace your SELECT geared hinge.
• BHMA Tested and Certified Grade 1 2021 (Check your Brand Manufacturer under A156.26 Continuous Hinges) 
• Florida Product Approval Tested & Certified 7th ADD 2020 (Hurricane Ready in High- Velocity Hurricane Zone) 
• Department of State (DoS) Certification SD -STD-.01.01
• Used in Forced Entry Test (AAMA 1304) 
• Used in Blast Test (ASTM F1642)
• Used in Bullet Resistant Test and Approved (ANSI/UL-752) (Level 3) (NIJ-STD-0108.01, Level 3A) 
• Impact Tested TAS 201 (Large and Small Missile Impact)
• Uniform Static Air Pressure TAS 202 
• Cyclic Wind Pressure Loading TAS 203
• Texas Department of Insurance Tested and Certified
• UL Fire Rated 90 minutes, UL Tested and Certified with Quarterly Independent Inspections 
• UL Fire Rated 3 hour without Fire Pin Tested and Approved
• Office of Mental Health Patient Safety Standards Guidelines (ny.gov) (Aluminum TIPIT®) 
• Hinges made for Thermal Resistant Doors and Frames

Request the best hinges for all your applications

Talk with your architect, construction manager or hardware distributor about ordering the best new or retrofit geared continuous hinge for your high-traffic exterior and interior doors. Or contact your SELECT Hinges sales representative or SELECT Hinges customer service representative for advice in choosing the right hinge, prep and customizations. And if you want our independent tests for your project, just ask.