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The Hettich Actro 5D is a left-hand, 500mm, full-extension undermount drawer slide with integrated soft-close, rated at 154 lb per pair. It mounts beneath the drawer box in frameless cabinets, staying fully hidden when the drawer is open, and delivers smooth, ball-bearing travel to the back of the drawer on every pull.
Most residential undermount slides cap their dynamic ratings well below 100 lb — enough for a utensil drawer but a compromise for anything heavier. At 154 lb per pair, this Actro 5D handles the drawers that would strain an economy slide: a deep base drawer packed with cast iron, a file drawer loaded with hanging folders, or a workshop cabinet carrying hand tools. Full extension means none of that weight is buried at the back; the entire drawer rolls out to the cabinet face so the last item is as reachable as the first. For shops building cabinetry where the owner will actually load the drawers, that combination is the spec that earns a second order.
The slide body is formed steel, and the Zinc finish provides the corrosion resistance appropriate for dry, indoor installations — kitchen base cabinets, bath vanities, office casework, and shop cabinetry. The ball bearing running gear seats in formed steel raceways rather than nylon rollers, which keeps smooth operation stable under the heavy loads this slide is rated for. The 5D adjustment mechanism is built into the locking device, so the precision fitting happens at the front where it is accessible, not buried inside the cabinet.
This slide is designed for frameless cabinet construction, where the slide mounts directly to the flat interior panel without a face frame in the way. It accommodates drawer sides from 1/2 inch to 5/8 inch thick — a range that covers most plywood and MDF drawer box stock used in production and custom cabinetry. The 500mm nominal length suits drawer boxes built to that depth. Cabinet shops running frameless production lines with standard-thickness drawer sides will find this slide drops into their workflow without special modifications. Designers specifying heavy-duty base drawers for kitchens or home offices get the load rating and the concealed profile in the same product.
This is the left-hand cabinet member of the Actro 5D pair. To complete one drawer installation, you need one left-hand and one right-hand member. Ordering two of this SKU gives you two left-hand pieces, which will not make a working set.
Load ratings for undermount slides can differ between dynamic (cycling) and static (stationary) conditions. The 154 lb figure is the rated capacity from the product attributes; confirm with the Hettich technical data sheet whether this reflects dynamic or static loading for your application. [VERIFY — dynamic vs. static breakdown not confirmed in source data]
The Actro 5D is rated for frameless cabinet construction. Face-frame installs require rear mounting support that the frameless version does not include; a face-frame specific variant or rear brackets would be needed for that application.
This slide accommodates drawer sides from 1/2 inch to 5/8 inch thick. Sides outside that range will not seat correctly on the locking devices.
Undermount slides require the drawer box to be built to the slide's published specification, including nominal length, the correct box width formula for the clearances, and rear notching or drilling for the locking device. Build the box to Hettich's Actro 5D spec sheet before installation.
When the drawer is going to carry real weight and needs to open completely, the Actro 5D left-hand member pairs a 154 lb capacity with full extension and five-direction adjustment in a concealed, ball-bearing undermount designed for frameless production cabinetry.
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