What is the Euro System?
Commonly known in the industry as the “32 mm” System or also known as the frameless (as opposed to the face frame) cabinets. A frameless cabinet has no wood frame on the front of the cabinet. Frameless cabinets were developed in Europe at the end of World War II as a solution to the problem of having to rebuild millions of homes while lacking the wood to make traditional framed cabinets. Frameless construction quickly became the standard as the 32 mm system was developed. This system is based on the placement of all holes, hinge fittings, cabinet joints and mountings being spaced 32 mm apart. The European boring equipment used to manufacture the cabinet components is based on this measurement. Frameless cabinetry allows greater accessibility into the cabinet and better use of the interior space. With no face frame closing down the opening and making it smaller, door opening widths and heights are larger. Drawers are also larger with frameless cabinets.
