Hettich Actro 5D 270 mm Soft-Close Full Extension 88 lb Undermount Drawer Slide, Left Hand, Zinc, 9257061

Ball Bearing Undermount Slide For Short Drawers in Frameless Cabinets

The Hettich Actro 5D is a full-extension, soft-close concealed undermount slide engineered for drawer boxes up to 270mm in length. This is the left-hand runner, sold as a single; pair it with the matching right-hand Actro 5D to make one working set. Designed for frameless cabinets and drawer sides from 1/2 to 5/8 inch (12.7 to 16mm) thick, it brings precision ball-bearing movement and silent soft-close to smaller spice, flatware, and vanity drawers.

Key Features

• Full extension brings the entire contents of the 270mm drawer out to the cabinet face for complete access.
• Integrated soft-close catches the drawer near the end of travel and settles it shut silently, with no add-on damper required.
• Ball-bearing carriage delivers smooth, precise travel under load throughout the life of the drawer.
• 88 lb capacity per pair handles well-loaded short drawers without strain.
• 5D adjustment built into the Actro system allows fine-tuning of the drawer front in five directions after installation for precise alignment.
• Left-hand orientation is the cabinet's left side when facing it; order one right-hand runner to complete the pair.

Where This Slide Fits

The 270mm nominal length targets the shorter drawers found throughout a kitchen and bath: spice pull-outs beside the range, narrow flatware drawers in an island, and vanity drawers where the cabinet depth is limited. At full extension, every inch of the box comes to the cabinet face, so nothing gets buried at the back of a shallow drawer. The frameless cabinet type means this runner fastens directly to the cabinet side panel, which is the standard in production and European-style cabinetry. If your project uses face-frame construction, use the face-frame-specific version of the Actro line with its rear mounting brackets rather than this model.

Construction and Finish

The Actro 5D runner is steel with a zinc finish, the standard for concealed undermount slides built for long indoor service. Ball bearings run in formed steel raceways, which is a more precise bearing arrangement than nylon rollers and better suited to drawers that see heavy daily use. The runner mounts beneath the drawer box and stays completely hidden when the drawer is open, so the finish is functional rather than decorative. Build the drawer box to Hettich's published specification for the Actro series, including the correct box width for the side clearance, the bottom recess, and the rear notch and drilling required for the Actro front locking devices. Locking devices and rear brackets are Actro-specific and do not interchange with runners from other brands or series.

Who Benefits Most

Cabinet shops producing frameless kitchens with a mix of drawer heights will find the 270mm runner the right fit for every short-run position on the job. Designers specifying handle-less fronts or minimalist pulls can rely on the soft-close to finish the close quietly without a separate damper. Contractors and homeowners replacing worn or mismatched runners in an existing frameless cabinet get a ball-bearing upgrade over economy roller slides in the same concealed footprint.

The Right Runner for Compact, Precise Drawers

The Actro 5D 270mm left-hand runner brings full extension, ball-bearing precision, and silent soft-close to the shorter drawers that standard-length slides simply do not fit.