Braun Manufacturing Co., Inc.

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Mount Prospect, IL

With over 95 years of experience, Braun Manufacturing continues to satisfy its customers needs with the highest quality products and services in our industry. Whether it is one "specialty" hinge or thousands of hinges, we continue to effectively meet and exceed the needs of our customers. Over the years our products have been used in a variety of industrial applications by some of the largest companies in the United States. Established in 1925, Braun Manufacturing Company, Inc. is a family owned and operated manufacturer of hinges and metal specialties. The Braun family has worked diligently to provide a vast array of hinges for many diverse industries throughout the world, including: transportation, aerospace, heavy construction, food, woodworking, metal fabrication and many others. Braun Manufacturing continues to satisfy its customers’ needs with the highest quality products and services in our industry. August J. Braun, inventor, visionary, adventurer and philanthropist, founded Braun Mfg. Co., Inc. in 1925 in a small shop in Waukegan, Illinois. In the beginning the business crafted a variety of metal products as well as hinges. Gus carried the business through the trying depression and in 1938 moved the manufacturing company to Chicago where business multiplied. Besides the various types of butt, piano, strap, spring and loose joint hinges, Braun Manufacturing produced latches, keepers, pulls, rakes, and a variety of other stamping, assembly and complete product services. Gus Braun dedicated the company to: "EXTENDING THE BEST QUALITY AND SERVICE POSSIBLE" and focused on the ideal that: "THE CUSTOMER IS OUR BOSS" In 1996, the company moved to its present location, in Mt. Prospect, Illinois, expanding to include more than 72,000 square feet of manufacturing space which modernized and improved both plant and office capabilities, including the addition of laser fabrication.

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Butt Hinge

Butt Hinge

A hinge is a movable joint or mechanism that joins two items together. The hinge is one of the most popular categories of mechanical bearings. Butt hinges are a particular kind of hinge that have rectangular pieces that...

Concealed Hinge

Concealed Hinge

A concealed hinge, also known as a hidden or European hinge, is a type of hinge that has parts invisible to the onlooker when the door is closed. They are commonly used in cabinet doors to add an aesthetically pleasing and...

Continuous Hinge

Continuous Hinge

A continuous hinge is an extended single unit hinge that spans the full length of a door, cabinet, lid, or enclosure entrance. They are made of lightweight metals and can be cut to fit the size of any opening...

Friction Hinge

Friction Hinge

A friction hinge works by creating a specific tolerance in between the mechanical components. It works based on the principle of torque that can be achieved by applying a desired amount of force. Some other additions to these hinges such as...

Hinges

Hinges

A hinge is a machine element that connects two bodies allowing angular movement about a fixed axis of rotation, all the while preventing translations and rotations on the remaining two axes. A hinge can be considered as a journal bearing with only one degree of freedom where a shaft is rotating in a hole...

Spring Hinges

Spring Hinges

A spring hinge is a self-closing hinge that automatically closes two connected workpieces using the action of a spring that is loaded into the hinge's barrel. They can be found in a wide variety of products such as...

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