Undermount Drawer Slide Built for Precision Frameless Installs

The Hettich Actro 5D is a 500mm soft-close, full-extension undermount drawer slide for frameless cabinets — this listing is the left-hand runner, sold as a single, with ball-bearing travel, integrated soft-close, and an 88 lb per-pair capacity.

Key Features

• Full extension brings the entire drawer box out to the cabinet face, making the back of the drawer fully reachable.
• Integrated soft-close catches the drawer near the end of travel and settles it shut quietly without a separate damper add-on.
• Ball-bearing carriage delivers a smooth, controlled pull under load throughout the full travel range.
• 88 lb weight capacity per pair handles loaded kitchen and bath drawers without strain.
• Left-hand orientation is clearly identified so production orders go in correctly the first time.
• Zinc-finished steel construction provides lasting corrosion resistance for indoor cabinet environments.

Where the Actro 5D Fits the Job

The Actro 5D targets frameless European-style casework where a concealed runner and damped close are expected as standard. At 500mm nominal length, this slide suits a drawer box built to Hettich's specification for the Actro series — including the correct box-width formula, bottom recess, rear notch, and drilling for the Actro-specific front locking devices. Do not substitute a different box dimension; undermount fit is engineered, not adjustable after the fact. In a production run, the consistent full extension means every drawer in the bank opens the same distance, which matters when aligning fronts and planning interior organizers.

Materials and Construction

Steel members with a zinc finish keep corrosion from shortening service life in the closed, humid interior of a kitchen cabinet. The ball-bearing carriage is the performance distinction between the Actro line and roller-bearing economy undermounts: ball bearings maintain smooth, even travel as drawer weight increases and over years of daily cycling. Because the slide mounts beneath the box and stays fully hidden when the drawer is open, the zinc finish serves function rather than appearance, but the quality of the carriage is what the end user notices on every open and close.

Who Should Specify This Slide

Cabinet shops running frameless production lines and building drawer boxes with 1/2 to 5/8 inch sides will find the Actro 5D a dependable concealed-slide choice at 500mm. It is also a practical pick for designers specifying European-style kitchens by slide length rather than drawer depth, and for renovation contractors sourcing a replacement runner that matches an existing Actro 5D installation. This is a left-hand single: pair it with the matching right-hand Actro 5D runner to complete one working drawer set. Order equal counts of left and right for any multi-drawer run.

The Right Runner, Ordered Right

Match the 500mm Actro 5D to your drawer box length, confirm your drawer side thickness falls in the 1/2 to 5/8 inch range, order equal lefts and rights, and add the Actro-specific locking devices your installation requires — and the concealed, soft-close result will be exactly what the job calls for.