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Furniture fittings manufacturers - understand their "craft".

Fittings serve a wide variety of purposes. Everyone knows them from old furniture made of wood. They are made of metal, mostly brass. They serve as ornaments and handle rings for opening drawers and doors. Nowadays, manufacturers must be able to produce both traditional furniture fittings and modern variants. These include, especially in kitchens, locking systems and drawer runners . Traditional designs, apart from the mentioned furniture handles, hinges and furniture feet . Nowadays, manufacturers are mostly chosen through their websites and the goods are ordered online. Therefore, it is important that the websites are clear, informative and appealing. Especially in the case of fittings, it is advisable to present decorative reference photos.

Above all, precision is in demand

Manufacturers of furniture fittings were highly regarded for their artistic work, especially in the Biedermeier era. Today, producers of furniture hardware must also possess this skill, as vintage furniture is in high demand. Both the furniture industry and consumers benefit from the new trend. Producers of building hardware have to work precisely, as this involves door and window hardware. But drawer slides and other locking systems must also have excellent precision work. There is nothing more annoying than a drawer runner that does not work properly.

What types of hardware are there and what do manufacturers need to consider?

Basically, there are two types of use,

• functionality and
• the protection.

In addition, front fittings or furniture feet in particular should look decorative.

Furniture fittings are mostly connecting elements (hinges) and often protect particularly stressed areas.

Hinges not only require precision work and accuracy of fit from the manufacturers, they also have to bear quite a bit of weight (doors, windows, portals, etc.). These are available in a variety of designs:

• the bar hinges,
• the cup hinges (readjustable, snap mechanism),
• the single-bore hinges (height adjustment, can be easily readjusted),
• the swing door hinges (swing door) and
• the shutter hinges (light garden doors)

This, by its very nature, requires manufacturers to give different weights of attention in manufacturing. Doors and portals must open and close easily. In addition, hinges must last a certain amount of time. Durability is particularly important here.

Door fittings consist of door handles and sockets for the door lock. A distinction is made between:

• the rosette fitting (separate sockets) and long plate fitting (common socket),
• the bath and WC door fittings (locking devices),
• the door knob. (turnable),
• the protective fittings (particularly resistant) as well as
• the sliding door fittings (very elaborate).

Here, too, different demands are placed on the producers. In the production of protective fittings, special attention is paid to burglar resistance.

Connecting fittings should be easy to assemble and disassemble. These include eccentric connectors, trapezoidal connectors, back panel connectors, corner connectors as well as angles. Eccentric connectors function with a cylindrical housing and a bolt head. This type is most commonly used to connect individual pieces of furniture. This is a sturdy connection that can be easily released. Corner connectors are used to reinforce furniture structures that are not as heavily loaded. Trapezoidal connectors are used on the inside of furniture. Back panel connectors stabilize the back of cabinets as well as the bottoms of drawers. Angle fittings can be screwed on anywhere. They are used for both connecting and stabilizing.

In addition to the intended use, the protective function, the load and the accuracy of fit, the knowledge of the materials plays a decisive role. In the past, mainly brass and cast iron were used. Nowadays, manufacturers use brass (vintage), stainless steel or steel (stainless) as well as plastic.