During the Industrial Revolution, the Hager family looked for faster methods of manufacturing to take their ever-growing venture to the next level. Up until this time, most hinges were produced by hand forging and other manual procedures. In this new age of manufacturing, however, Hager worked tirelessly to design and build machinery that could meet the demand of a new century. 

With these new techniques of automation, Hager was able to expand their reach to the greater public and increase the diversity of their products for both rural and St. Louis city dwellings. In 1894, Hager began producing hinges for wooden beer cases, belonging to an up-and-coming St. Louis beer called Budweiser and to this day, the Anheuser-Busch brewery is still a close neighbor to Hager.  

In the blink of an eye, Hager was everywhere. It wasn’t just about the range of products, though. It wasn’t just about the quality of products, or the incredible degree of customer service that Charles Hager had cultivated since he began his business. It was all these factors, combined with the Hager family’s hard work, that put the company in a position to look towards the future of product development as the sun rose on the 1900’s for Hager.