Mil-Spec hinges include a variety of butt, continuous, and specialty hinges designed by the United States Department of Defense to be tremendously strong, consistent, and reliable. Mil-spec hinges have much more rigorous restrictions on type and source of material, manufacturing tolerances, and other important criteria. The designs and specifications of these ultra-precise mil-spec hinges were …

You have reached LaDeau Manufacturing, and if Mil-Spec hinges are on your requisition list, your search ends here! We say that with confidence due to our company’s 70+ years of experience as a hinge manufacturer supplying many Wisconsin customers. Our history dates back to 1946, and since then, our company has positioned itself as a …

Heavy-duty hinges – talk about strength! These hinges are extremely durable and remarkably reliable under the most excruciating conditions. Heavy-duty hinges allow jets’ wing flaps to function; they are embedded in Special Operations All-Terrain Vehicles; they allow movement of the massive iron gates in front of London’s Buckingham Palace, and some fire-rated heavy-duty hinges can …

Welcome to LaDeau Manufacturing – your Home for Hinges! At LaDeau, hinges and hinge hardware are our business – our only business. Since 1946, our company has manufactured and supplied hinge products, of all types – locally to Pennsylvania, nationally, and globally. However, if there is one hinge that can take a severe beating and …

Hello, and welcome to LaDeau Manufacturing! Your interest in Mil-Spec hinges is our interest since this distinct type of hinge is one of our specialties. Part of selecting the right types of Mil-Spec hinges is selecting the right Mil-Spec hinge manufacturer! At LaDeau, our 70-plus year history and our unrivaled expertise allow us to be …

Thank you for your interest in LaDeau Manufacturing – your Mil-Spec and continuous hinge manufacturer serving states from Pennsylvania to California, and across the globe!  LaDeau’s Mil-Spec hinges are fabricated in an ISO-certified environment. As an ISO-9001:2015 certified world-class hinge manufacturer, we are called upon by various entities within the US Department of Defense as …

Thank you for visiting us – we are LaDeau Manufacturing!  Being an industrial and aerospace hinge manufacturer known in Wisconsin, and the world, over, is an awesome responsibility.  On our shoulders rest the confidence of patrons locally, nationally, and around the world whose systems of operations depend on our expertise and craftsmanship.  Whether our industrial …

Welcome – your visit to our site is much appreciated! This provides LaDeau Manufacturing an opportunity to, briefly, share a few details behind our products, history, and integrity. LaDeau is proud to be an industrial and aerospace hinge manufacturer and supplier to a number of Pennsylvania customers. Our humble beginnings, from the 1940s, evolved into …

Thank you for choosing to visit LaDeau Manufacturing!  You can’t afford to settle for anything less than top-tier industrial and aerospace hinges, and LaDeau can’t afford to offer anything less to our Ohio customers!  Our reputation as an industrial and aerospace hinge manufacturer goes beyond our more-than-70-year history – it rests on the dependability of …

Searching for an integrity-driven hinge manufacturer? If so, this is as far as you need to go – welcome to LaDeau Manufacturing! Your hinge project just found its ‘go-to’ source for any type of hinge for any type of application. LaDeau is a hinge manufacturer that offers products for common use as well as highly …

For thousands of years, hinges have served mankind in every capacity – from ancient war machines to manned space flights – hinges have been there. Residential, commercial, military, aerospace, aviation, industrial, and defense entities all depend on hinges to ensure operations carry on, without ceasing. At LaDeau Manufacturing, we continue to be excited about our …

If you’ve been searching ‘here, there, and everywhere’ for a hinge manufacturer that is applauded locally, nationally, and globally, then search no more – welcome to Ladeau Manufacturing!  Our company offers recognized expertise in hinge and hinge-pin fabrication – we embrace a history that spans more than 70 years. LaDeau’s mission and philosophy are simple …

Welcome to LaDeau! We are a globally-recognized hinge manufacturer offering more than 70 years of expertise to our Ohio customers. Whether you are a local, national, or global consumer, we can manufacture a wide array of hinge types to suit any, imaginable, hinge application: spring-loaded, butt, specialty, precision, industrial, Mil-Spec, and more. From the most …

You have reached LaDeau Manufacturing, and we welcome you!  The LaDeau name is proudly associated with fabricating hinges of all types, including those that are highly customized for unusual applications of our Wisconsin customer base.  We cater to a vast consumer base locally, nationally, and globally. Industrial and Aerospace hinges are of particular interest for …

Welcome to LaDeau Manufacturing – searching for a premier Industrial and Aerospace hinge fabricator ends right here!  With more than 70 years of history that has promoted the LaDeau name, we are proud to offer the highest quality Industrial and Aerospace hinges to be found anywhere, on the world market to our Michigan customer base!  …

Are you searching for a supplier for hinges that cater to commercial, military, aerospace, industrial, medical, electronics, or defense needs?  If so you can place your trust in LaDeau Manufacturing – a globally-recognized company that has promoted specialized hinges in the industrial and aerospace fields, and supplying countless New York customers, for more than 70 …

Welcome to LaDeau Manufacturing!  Our company fabricates a wide array of different types of hinges, and our history supplying our Texas customers spans more than 70 years.  The LaDeau name emerged from its humble beginnings after the end of WWII to a now world-renowned hinge manufacturer and supplier, with Industrial and Aerospace varieties being a …

Searching for a premier hinge manufacturer should take some time – after all, benefiting from quality and integrity are of prime importance for all potential suppliers.  At LaDeau Manufacturing, you can be assured of those two attributes, and more! Perhaps, you are searching for a hinge manufacturer that caters to residential, commercial, military, aerospace, industrial, …

Welcome to LaDeau Manufacturing – your Home for Hinges! Whether you are in the market for a manufacturer of common, complex, specialized, miniature/heavy-duty, or customized hinges, your search is over! Our hinge manufacturing history goes back more than 70 years. As a globally-renowned company, we offer our San Jose customers a wide variety of hinge …

Need a dependable hinge manufacturer? – Look no further! We are LaDeau Manufacturing, and we know our San Francisco consumers demand excellence in a company’s products; they seek dedication with its customer care; and they want transparency with its promises – it is these three attributes that form the cornerstone of our company. Whether your …

You’re looking for hinges. Not only that, you’re searching for a hinge supplier you can trust to offer quality and integrity – may we humbly say: Welcome to LaDeau Manufacturing! With more than 70 years of experience under our belt, LaDeau knows a thing or two about what people want when it comes to hinge …

Two discoveries, in particular, succeeded in altering the course of humankind:  the wheel and the hinge. Without either, the evolution of primitive societies into advanced societies would not have taken place, as it did. Hinges are embedded in everything from military helicopter blades to weather satellites to laptop computers to kitchen appliances.  Hinges allow every …

Thank you for paying a visit to LaDeau Manufacturing!  Our company proudly ranks as a world-leader in hinge manufacturing with a history that spans more than 70 years.  Our consumers place paramount importance on the quality and dependability of our Industrial and Aerospace hinges. This is why Original Equipment Manufacturers and other national and global …

Welcome to LaDeau Manufacturing!  We proudly cater to local, national, and global interests that require the use of Industrial and Aerospace hinges.  LaDeau’s hinges that fall within these two niche categories must have the noteworthy ability to withstand the most extreme applications.  Industrial and Aerospace hinges are one of our company’s specialties and have been …

Hello, you have reached LaDeau Manufacturing – your Home for Hinges!  We are a premier manufacturer and supplier of Industrial and Aerospace hinges used around the world. Industrial and Aerospace hinges serve crucial roles in a multitude of venues – from off-shore drilling projects to landing gear systems on jets to space satellites, and much …

Hinges – they have been embedded in cultures around the world for thousands of years with a genesis that remains an unknown.  What IS known, however, is the incredible impact these amazing devices have had on humanity for eons. From being used to operate catapults during ancient battles to directing solar-ray panels on space satellites, …

You have been searching for a hinge manufacturer and supplier for your design, and we’re glad you found us – LaDeau Manufacturing!  The LaDeau name and the integrity behind it spans a rich history of more than 70 years. That type of experience puts LaDeau Manufacturing in a unique position to offer its unsurpassed expertise …

Welcome to LaDeau Manufacturing – your premier industrial, commercial, and aerospace hinge manufacturer with more than 70 years of continued history!  We are passionate about our company’s unsurpassed ability to manufacture every conceivable type of hinge to meet the exacting needs and nuances associated with industrial and aerospace endeavors.  From the operation of military equipment …

Hello, you have reached LaDeau Manufacturing! If you knew that LaDeau Manufacturing ranks as a world-leader in hinge manufacturing, would that make a difference to you?  Or, if you knew that our company’s history spans more than a whopping 7 decades, would that be meaningful?  We, at LaDeau, realize that industrial buyers place critical importance …

Welcome to LaDeau Manufacturing!  Your hinge-related project is extremely important to you, and you will demand only the best products your money can buy – we, at LaDeau Manufacturing, get it!  It’s about utilizing the most-durable materials, expecting flawless hinge operation under the most-abusive circumstances, and benefiting from expertise known the world over – LaDeau …

Welcome to LaDeau Manufacturing – we’re glad you dropped by!  If a hinge manufacturer is what you are looking for, you will be pleased to know we proudly rank as a world-leader in the manufacturing and supplying of industrial and aerospace hinges.  We are also, very proud of our rich history that spans 7 decades. …

Thank you for dropping by – you have reached LaDeau Manufacturing!  If hinges are what you require, we know that product quality and customer care are your priorities.  As a world-recognized hinge manufacturer and supplier, we offer industrial and aerospace hinges and hinge pins to meet any demand you might throw our way – from …

We are glad you dropped by – welcome to LaDeau Manufacturing!  As a world-leader in the manufacturing and supplying of industrial and aerospace hinges, we continue to take great pride in our rich history spanning 7 decades.  LaDeau’s industrial and aerospace hinges meet the incredible needs of markets locally, nationally, and globally: from off-shore drilling …

If people thought for just a few minutes how incredibly valuable hinges are, these amazing devices would emerge from the status of ‘unsung heroes’ to ‘one of the greatest devices since the dawn of time’!  Every aspect of our world, and beyond, depends on hinges to operate – whether simplistically by allowing one’s computer top …

Imagine, for a moment, a world void of hinges – transportation, construction, military engagement, infrastructure, and more, would be dramatically altered.  Moving parts incorporated into any number of industries would come to a standstill. It’s hard to imagine how our world would have to be ‘refitted’ if hinges were no longer utilized.  If you think …

Welcome!  Are you searching for 1) a top-tier manufacturer and supplier of hinges 2) decades of experience 3) unsurpassed product quality and 4) exceptional customer care? – you’ll find all that with LaDeau Manufacturing!  When it comes to hinges, LaDeau’s industrial, aerospace, and mil-spec varieties are a niche product-line that offers remarkable durability, superior reliability, …

You have reached LaDeau Manufacturing, and we welcome you!  As a world-recognized hinge manufacturer and supplier, we offer industrial and aerospace hinges and hinge pins to meet the demands of our Idaho customers – whether common or critical.  Industrial and aerospace hinges are known for their impressive robustness and ability to withstand the most extreme …

We are LaDeau Manufacturing – a premier manufacturer and supplier of industrial and aerospace hinges!  We are very proud of our rich history and our hard-earned reputation for serving our vast customer base locally, nationally, and globally. Industrial and aerospace hinges serve absolutely crucial roles in a multitude of venues – from marine environments that …

Looking for a hinge manufacturer and supplier that offers any type of hinge design you might possibly need?  If so, welcome to LaDeau Manufacturing! When it comes to hinges, one of our specialties would include industrial and aerospace varieties.  They are remarkable due to their incredible durability and application capabilities. For decades, Original Equipment Manufacturers …

If you think about it, a world without hinges would be, in essence, a world with very restricted movement.  These worth-their-weight-in-gold components date back to ancient civilizations which relied on them to operate everything from war machines, such as the catapult, to massive city gates that protected societal enclaves from invaders. Hinges continue to serve …

Welcome to LaDeau Manufacturing!  As a world-recognized hinge manufacturer, we have what you are searching for regarding industrial and aerospace hinges and hinge pins.  These types of hinges are known for their impressive robustness and ability to withstand the most extreme applications. Industrial and aerospace hinges are one of our company’s specialties and, for decades, …

We are LaDeau Manufacturing, and we’re glad you dropped by!  It can’t be argued that hinges really do make every aspect of the world continuously operate, every minute of every day of every year.  Without hinges, industries all over the world would cease to operate, and many aspects of our daily life would come to …

Welcome to LaDeau Manufacturing!  When it comes to hinges, industrial and aerospace varieties could be considered the most fascinating since the objectives they must meet in a multitude of venues are sometimes very unique, and always extremely demanding. Manufacturing industrial and aerospace hinges is our company’s specialty, and we take great pride in supplying these …

If your business or industry’s critical needs center around the use of industrial and/or aerospace hinges, we have what you need – we are LaDeau Manufacturing, and we welcome you!  Industrial and aerospace hinges are designed for extremely demanding roles, and this is what makes these types of hinges so interesting. At LaDeau, we have …

Hinges can serve some very complex and demanding roles, and when it comes to industrial and aerospace hinges, we manufacture and supply these very critical components to meet the needs of specialized clients within the US, and around the world.  Manufacturing hinges in an ISO-Certified environment to serve any type of need, whether earthly or …

If you are searching for exceptional quality hinges, you can pull in on the reigns since looking any further would be a moot point.  We are LaDeau Manufacturing, and we offer our Tennessee customers a more-than-70-year history of quality and integrity with hinge and hinge pin fabrication.  We offer vast capabilities to manufacture any type …

You have reached LaDeau Manufacturing – your Home for Hinges!  We would like you to know, from the get-go, that we can manufacture every type of imaginable hinge you might need.  Whether you require Mil-Spec hinges that are readily available and in-stock, or if your hinge needs are highly unique and would require customization, we …

You are searching for a hinge manufacturer, and LaDeau Manufacturing would like to welcome you.  As a hinge manufacturer and supplier that is recognized nationally and globally, you can be assured of quality that is backed by more than 70 years of expertise. Being recognized the world over for the fabrication of hinges and hinge-pins …

Welcome to LaDeau Manufacturing – your complete source for hinges that serve the world and beyond!  You may require any number of different types of hinges for commercial, military, aerospace, security, medical, electronic, or industrial applications.  If so, LaDeau has the capability to manufacture all of your hinge designs. We manufacture standard and customized hinges …

If you’ve been searching for a hinge supply company that is respected, not only locally and nationally, but globally, than welcome to Ladeau Manufacturing! Our company offers unparalleled expertise in hinge and hinge pin fabrication, with a reputation that spans more than 70 years.  Four key components form the cornerstones of our mission and philosophy: …

Welcome to LaDeau Manufacturing!  Here’s a question most people don’t get asked:  Have you ever wondered what our world would look like without the use of hinges?  It’s hard to fathom since so much of what we use or rely on every single day, operationally, depends on these amazing devices.  From opening your car’s doors, …

Hinges are everywhere in this world, and beyond – from hinges that connect your laptop’s display screen, to hinges that control the movement of solar panels on space-faring satellites.  Manufacturing hinges to serve any type of need, whether earthly or celestial, is what we do – welcome to LaDeau Manufacturing! Hinge requirements run the gamut, …

Searching for a highly-reliable hinge manufacturer and supplier shouldn’t be difficult, and with LaDeau Manufacturing, we make your search easy since this is as far as you need to go – welcome!  If you are in need of a manufacturer for any type of hinge for any application, LaDeau Manufacturing offers manufacturing capabilities for common …

Welcome to LaDeau Manufacturing! If you have any type of hinge requirement, LaDeau will make sure the hinges you need are readily available – whether for common use or for highly-unusual, customized applications. You could say LaDeau is doing its part to, quite literally, help the world’s operations continue every second of every day, by …

It’s not something most people give a second thought to: What would happen to the world if hinges ceased to exist? The short answer is: the vast majority of the world’s daily operations would come to a screeching halt! For thousands of years, hinges were crafted for use on everything from castle gates to ancient …

You’ve done some searching for a hinge manufacturer, and you probably have need for one or more types of hinges for your residential, commercial, military, aerospace, industrial, or defense requirements. By selecting Ladeau Manufacturing to meet your demands, you are placing your trust in a globally-recognized company that has specialized in hinge and hinge-pin manufacturing …

Looking for a hinge manufacturer that is respected, the world over? Welcome to Ladeau Manufacturing! Our company has a long history of expertise in hinge and hinge-pin fabrication – our reputation spans more than 70 years with four principles that guide our mission: 1) always provide high quality products 2) offer consistently-fair prices 3) generate …

Looking for common or customized high quality hinges? If so, then welcome to LaDeau Manufacturing! We fabricate a vast array of hinges and hinge pins, with a history of expertise that goes back more than 70 years. As a globally-renowned company, we offer our Mississippi consumers a variety of hinge types to suit any imaginable …

If you are searching for a hinge manufacturer that can easily address your most-basic or most-demanding needs, then welcome to LaDeau Manufacturing! We have a rich history of expertise with hinge and hinge-pin fabrication that spans more than 7 decades. Four main principles are embedded in our mission and our philosophy: 1) protect our hard-earned …

If you have a need for any type of hinges – whether that need is commercial, military, aerospace, industrial, or defense – you want to place your trust in a hinge manufacturer and supplier that is globally-recognized and respected, even by its competitors! At LaDeau Manufacturing that is exactly what you get with a reputation …

When choosing a hinge manufacturer and supplier for your most-basic or most-demanding needs, you want a company that reflects a long history of expertise and reliability in hinge and hinge-pin fabrication. The Ladeau name spans more than 70 years; and there are four main principles that continue to drive our company: 1) protecting our hard-earned …

It is difficult to imagine how the world would function without the benefit of hinges to allow every conceivable industry to operate on a daily basis. Whether one needs to open one’s laptop each morning or whether a solar panel on a satellite needs to unfold in outer- space, hinges make it all happen. We, …

Mankind has benefited from hinges for thousands of years. Ancient battles were fought and won due to hinge designs embedded in primitive, yet powerful, war machines. Hinges have certainly evolved, but the concept of connecting two solid objects to allow for movement has remained unchanged, over millennia. Global operations in every industry around the world …

Hinges have served humankind for thousands of years. Though they are often unseen, their priceless contributions towards global operations around the world is unquestioned. Residential, commercial, military, aerospace, aviation, industrial, and defense entities would cease to operate without hinges to serve their respective purposes. At LaDeau Manufacturing, we like to think we are doing our …

It is a universal truth regarding virtually every industry in the world – from residential, to military, and to aerospace: hinges are a prerequisite to ensuring these, and other industries, operate seamlessly, or even operate at all. Hinges truly are the unsung heroes that allow every corner of the world to function every second of …

With a rich history of hinge and hinge pin fabrication, it only makes sense to utilize a hinge manufacturer and supplier with expertise that spans more than 70 years. As a globally-renowned company in a highly competitive industry, LaDeau Manufacturing offers its Iowa consumers an all-encompassing selection of hinge types to suit any imaginable application: …

If your residential, commercial, military, aerospace, industrial, or defense needs require any type of hinge, doesn’t it make sense to place your faith in a globally-recognized company with a reputation that spans more than 70 years? At LaDeau Manufacturing, we offer a wide selection of hinge types to suit any conceivable application: spring-loaded, butt, specialty, …

LaDeau Manufacturing’s steel piano hinges are made in the USA from cold rolled steel in an ISO-Certified environment; and nowhere in the world will our Michigan clientele find stronger, more durable, metal-stamped piano hinges that can stand up to extreme use and abuse! LaDeau’s steel piano hinges are manufactured with the same equipment used to …

At LaDeau Manufacturing, we are globally recognized for our robust aluminum, stainless steel, and steel piano hinges, which are fabricated using the same equipment used to craft the very-precise MS20257 Mil-Spec hinges. Original equipment manufacturers in the US, and around the world, place their faith in the quality of LaDeau’s piano hinges to meet their …

LaDeau Manufacturing is extremely proud of its 70+ years of expertise, and our history dates back to our founders’ WWII service with Lockheed Corporation. Once the war ended, LaDeau Manufacturing emerged as an independent entity specializing in the fabrication of hinge assemblies for the post-war aircraft industry. LaDeau Manufacturing, a California-based company, has manufactured and …

All things “hinges” is what LaDeau Manufacturing is known for. With more than 70 years of expertise, we can go back to our founders’ war-time service with Lockheed Corporation. It was after WWII however, when newly-established LaDeau Manufacturing focused on hinge assemblies for the post-war aircraft industry. Since 1946, our California-based company has fabricated and …

Continuous hinges are synonymous with piano hinges, whose original use was to support the weight of heavy piano lids – hence the name. The ‘piano hinge’ term evolved in some circles to ‘continuous hinge’ to more appropriately reflect the myriad of uses that piano/continuous hinges offer. Continuous hinges can be embedded onto doors for panels, …

Piano hinges and continuous hinges are different labels for the same item – noticeably longer-length hinges that offer impressive strength and endurance. From piano lids to livestock gates to solar panels on satellites, it is piano hinges – whether 2 meters in length or more – which are used throughout the world, as well as …

Continuous hinges also go by the name ‘piano hinges’, and this type of hinge is known for its robust strength and durability. Continuous hinges distribute weight and stress in a uniform fashion, which allows minimal strain on the object to which the hinge is attached. Military equipment, hospital O.R. doors, and agricultural gates represent only …

The labels ‘piano’ hinge and ‘continuous’ hinge are interchangeable. The term ‘piano’ hinge was used originally to reference the elongated, durable hinges that were attached to piano lids. The multi-functionality of piano hinges was quickly realized. Today, this type of hinge is embedded in everything from military vehicles, to livestock gates, to storage compartments in …

Continuous hinges are also known as piano hinges; and due to their extended length, they can defy extreme use and abuse. Continuous hinges distribute weight and stress uniformly, which minimizes the strain on any component the hinge may be attached to – this would include doors and lids on military vehicles, machine doors, industrial doors …

Piano hinges are referred to as continuous hinges – both labels being one and the same. The name ‘piano’ hinge is derived from the original use of this type of hinge, to secure very heavy piano lids. Today, piano hinges are cut to virtually any length to suit any need; and they remain the ‘go-to’ …

Continuous hinges are synonymous with what are also called piano hinges; and regardless of label, continuous hinges can withstand a great deal of use and abuse. They evenly distribute weight throughout the entire length of the hinge and are often fabricated in lengths of 6 feet or more. Security entrance doors, desk tops, cabinet doors, …

Piano hinges also go by another name, continuous hinges. This type of hinge is often manufactured in much longer lengths to accommodate items that require maximized strength and support such as heavy doors and gates. Piano hinges can be 6 feet in length, and longer. LaDeau Manufactuting – Serving The Lone Star State Excellence in …

Continuous hinges are also known as piano hinges. Because of their length, continuous hinges can withstand a great deal of wear and abuse. They are able to distribute weight and stress in a uniform fashion, thereby minimizing stress on any component the hinge may be attached to. Applications can include a security entrance door, desk …

Spring-loaded hinges offer the ultimate convenience when it comes to controlling the movement of lids or doors. Spring-loaded hinges differ from more-traditional hinges in that they are designed with embedded springs which regulate the movement of everything from solar panels on satellites to smoke-rated ICU/CCU door systems, to the ‘arms’ (aka: ‘temples’) on eyeglasses, and …

Spring-loaded hinges differ from other hinges due to being equipped with springs designed to assist or impede door or lid movement. The energy in the spring allows these hinges to provide more functionality than standard hinges since doors can be counted on to return to their closed position (without slamming) after being opened; and spring-loaded …

Spring-loaded hinges provide added functionality any place where doors, lids, or panels are intended to be held open, on their own, and automatically return to their closed positions, or remain in the opened position. Spring-loaded hinges utilize an embedded spring in the hinge cylinder which allows for adaptive movements. The mechanism inside the hinge can …

Continuous hinges are synonymous with what are called ‘piano’ hinges and are, more often than not, long in length to provide maximized, uniform support along the entire length of the object the hinge supports – this could include an entry door, desk top, cabinet door and thousands of other uses. LaDeau Manufacturing offers robust, steel …

Piano hinges, also known as continuous hinges, are typically manufactured in longer lengths to provide optimal support along the entire length of the device the hinge supports. At LaDeau Manufacturing, our top-quality, steel piano hinges, stainless steel piano hinges, and aluminum piano hinges are fabricated by the same equipment used to manufacture the extremely-precise MS20257 …

Custom hinges serve as the ideal connection solution for any product that demands unique, functional requirements. At LaDeau Manufacturing, we fabricate custom hinges to precisely accommodate applications that range from military vehicles to food-service equipment. Also, custom hinges from LaDeau are utilized by domestic and international original-equipment manufacturers. Be prepared to be surprised with the …

Thousands of years ago, hinges were fabricated by blacksmiths who labored over firey crucibles, painstakingly forging them, one at a time. Fortunately, the days of creating one hinge at a time have been replaced by machinery and technology that allow for hinges to be produced en masse to accommodate the needs and demands of a …

Hinges have been in existence for many thousands of years – from being utilized on gigantic gates that enclosed the ancient biblical city of Jerusalem to being used in the farthest reaches of space to enable solar panels to open and close. Cultures around the world, without exception, would never have evolved as they have …

There are numerous situations where it is either convenient or vital for a door to shut automatically – kitchen cabinet doors and ER doors in hospitals, to name only two.  Auto-shut doors are equipped with spring-loaded hinges which can be adjusted with varying degrees of tension to ‘tailor-fit’ the need.  Fire-resistant service doors that open …

Industrial hinges are used in settings where hinge strength is crucial.  Industrial-grade hinges cater to demanding environments where weight, stress and high-frequency-usage is placed on a hinge joint.  Available in a wide variety of styles and materials, industrial hinges take on many designs including strap, concealed, pivot, spring, weld-on, butt, and more.  As mentioned, these …

The term ‘Mil-Spec’, as it applies to hinges, is an abbreviation for ‘Military Specification’. The abbreviation is also synonymous with military standard hinges that are typically manufactured for the U.S. Department of Defense. End users could also include prime government contractors and subcontractors.  Other labels that denote Mil-Spec hinges would be: M.S., MIL-STD, or MilSpec.  …

Hinges have been in existence for thousands of years.  Some of the earliest hinges date back to ancient civilizations, which used massive wood-and-stone hinge configurations to generate the movement of gigantic wooden doors.  If we fast forward about 6,000 years to now- we have sci-fi types of hinges used by NASA and the military which …

Aluminum hinges play a vital role in every niche of our society. They are lightweight and strong, making them prime candidates for aerospace and transportation applications; commercially and militarily.  Aluminum hinges are also corrosion-resistant, making them ideal for usage in marine, food, and outdoor environments or any application where stainless steel might not be the …

Like most Mil-Spec components, substantial information can be gleaned from the MS20257 part number. However, reading and interpreting MS20257 Hinge part numbers can be somewhat confusing. Here we aim to dispel some of this confusion, in a concise format.   MS20257 part numbers always begin with the Base Number, “MS20257”. After the Base Number, things …

Hinges have a very ancient history. And though it is not known how many thousands of years hinges have served societies throughout antiquity, we do know one thing for sure:  the world as we know it would not function without hinges.  Hinges move doors, lids, gates, panels, shutters or other objects that must turn, swing, …

Hinges have been in use for many thousands of years; and during days of old, military applications for the hinge were vital in order to overpower one’s foe.  Case in point:  It was the Greeks who were the brainchild behind one war machine in particular called the catapult, which is considered the forerunner to modernized …

Not all hinge manufacturers are created equal; and it’s important to know some key pieces of information regarding a hinge manufacturer’s quality of craftsmanship as well as its dedication towards maintaining the highest level of customer satisfaction.   Here are a few questions you should ask any hinge manufacturer:   1: Are you ISO-9001: 2015 …

Though the exact origin of hinges remains unclear, we do know that hinges have been used as early as 5000 BC.  The evolution of hinges is nothing short of astounding when one considers every corner of today’s world quite literally relies on the vast array of hinges to meet the functional needs of countless applications ranging …

We live in a wonderful world of hinges which allows for the movement of everything from solar panels on space-craft to lids on music boxes and millions of other items, in-between.  Hinges have been in use for thousands of years and have evolved from very simplistic to extremely specialized – used in areas of aerospace, …