What’s all this about a new concealed hinge?
What happened to Tectus?
How do I know which BaSys to use?
When we first introduced Tectus to our customers here a dozen years ago, the questions we got were more existential like, “What is this?”
Soss was the only thing anyone knew, but everyone quickly grokked the many advantages of 3D-adjustability and welcomed the alien Tectus into their process, their projects and products . Since then, Tectus has become almost a household name in the high-end, modern design conversation. So, then, what is this about a new adjustable concealed hinge?
In Europe, and especially in Germany, concealed hinges you see in the wild are either Tectus or BaSys. They have both been manufacturing high-performance hinges for a long time and introduced their concealed hinge lines at around the same time. In the European door hardware landscape each has its fans and each continues to innovate and improve its offering. For Index-d, it was natural to bring these widely-respected PIVOTA hinges to the market here in order to provide our clients with some of the unique features and solutions that the PIVOTA line offers. I’ll go over some of these below.
What happened to Tectus? Absolutely nothing. We love Tectus. Our customers love Tectus. We continue to Our customers are very sophisticated and accomplish work at the highest level of finish. Sometimes the project requires some very specific
BaSys makes an exceptional concealed hinge.
The click-bait title of this article should’ve been "10 Reasons why we fell for BaSys.”
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PIVOTA DESIGN : No Visible Fasteners, Magnetic Coverplates
PIVOTA CLOSE : Adjustable hinge with an adjustable closer
Same Mortise for hinges of different capacities.
DX 58 for the AGS Frame
Squarish Aesthetic
Very smooth operation
Some Excellent Unique finishes.
Custom finishes are affordable.
Solution for doors of 770lbs.
A flexible responsive partner.
We are excited to introduce our best customers to the BaSys Pivota line of concealed hinges.