Endurance testing on SELECT Hinges show they hold up to decades of heavy traffic.

Our SL11-HD concealed, geared continuous hinge has surpassed more than 25,000,000 cycles in ANSI-approved, physical endurance testing at Architectural Testing, Inc. in St. Paul, Minn. That's 10 times beyond Grade 1 cycle count. The full mortise aluminum hinge was mounted to a standard FRP door to simulate a real-world situation. A piston initiated the door’s open/close cycle 16,600 times per day, around the clock. In the real world, an entrance equipped with our hinge averaging 400,000 cycles per year would still be performing after 62 years!

What kind of damage did all those test cycles cause? A broken counter. Two worn out door closers. And no measurable change to the hinge.

In addition, SELECT Hinges even stood up to brutal Forced Entry and Ballistic Resistance testing by the U.S. Department of State to earn its highest certification (PDF).

The warranty that never ends for the hinge that never quits

SELECT’s Continuous Warranty covers any failure of our geared hinges under normal use with no expiration date, as long as they are properly installed. The warranty has no time limit … it literally lasts forever. If ever a replacement hinge is needed, building owners simply contact SELECT — at any time in the future. No one else in the industry can match it.

That’s how confident we are in the durability of our hinges, proven through 25, 000,000 million cycles in independent testing.

Exclusive Pair-Matched™ hinge leaves, lifetime lubrication and anodizing after machining work together to create this reliable performance. See the complete list of features and benefits.

No need to wait for hinges and face frustrated customers. SELECT ships 99% of hinge orders in 48 hours … more than half of those in 24 hours. How? A large inventory of our geared continuous hinge models and a staff that wants you to get hinges NOW.

So the longest-lasting hinges get to you in a very short time.