Full Extension and 154 lb Capacity in a Single Left-Hand Runner

The Hettich Actro 5D is a left-hand undermount drawer slide member for frameless cabinets, built to carry 154 lb per pair through a full-extension, soft-close stroke at a 520mm nominal length. This is the left-hand cabinet runner sold as a single unit; combine it with the matching right-hand member to complete a working drawer pair.

Key Features

• 154 lb load rating per pair — handles deep, fully loaded kitchen and utility drawers without strain.
• Full extension — brings the entire drawer out to the cabinet face so the back of the box is fully reachable.
• Integrated soft-close — a built-in damper catches the drawer near the end of travel and settles it shut silently.
• 5D front adjustment — the locking device allows fine-tuning in five directions after the drawer is hung, so the front aligns precisely without shimming or re-drilling.
• Ball bearing construction — steel ball bearings in formed raceways deliver a smooth, consistent pull under load across years of cycling.
• Left-hand orientation — order one left-hand and one right-hand member to make a complete drawer installation.

Where This Runner Fits the Work

A 520mm slide suits drawer boxes built to the 520mm nominal length, which covers most standard kitchen base and tall cabinet drawers. At full extension, the drawer clears the cabinet opening completely, making every inch of the box reachable — important for pots-and-pans drawers, deep utensil pulls, and any application where the back of the drawer is used as often as the front. The 154 lb per pair rating gives shops and contractors confidence when specifying for clients who load drawers heavily: spice racks and cutlery trays are light work, but a lower cabinet stocked with cast iron is where this capacity earns its keep. Because the soft-close is integrated rather than added on, there are no retrofit kits to stock and no separate installation step for the damping function.

Construction and Finish

The Actro 5D runner is steel with a zinc finish — the standard corrosion-resistant coating for indoor cabinet hardware that holds up through years of service in kitchen humidity without surface degradation. The ball bearing system runs in full-length steel raceways, which keeps the pull smooth even at the high end of the load range. The zinc finish keeps the runner visually neutral inside the cabinet, where it sits out of sight beneath the drawer box once the front is mounted. This slide is for dry, indoor cabinet installations; it is not rated for washdown or exterior environments.

Drawer Box and Cabinet Requirements

The Actro 5D is designed for frameless cabinets, where the slide mounts directly to the flat interior panel. The drawer box must be built to the Hettich specification for this runner: drawer side thickness must fall between 1/2 inch and 5/8 inch, and the box must be notched and drilled to Hettich's published dimensions for the Actro series. Box width, rear notch depth, and locking-device drilling are all engineered to the runner — a box built for a different undermount system will not seat correctly. Production shops on CNC will reference the Hettich boring template for accurate hole placement; custom shops building one-off drawers should pull the spec sheet before cutting. The 5D front locking device makes post-installation front adjustment straightforward, which is practical for face-frame-adjacent work where the front position may need dialing in after the cabinet is set.

The Right Foundation for a Demanding Drawer

When the drawer needs to carry serious weight, open fully, and close quietly every time, the Actro 5D runner gives the installation a foundation that stays reliable through years of daily use.