Actro YOU 450mm Soft-Close Full Extension Undermount LH Drawer Slide Hettich 9 256 988

Hettich Actro YOU Undermount Slide For Left-Side Frameless Cabinet Installation

The Hettich Actro YOU left-hand undermount drawer slide is a 450mm, full-extension, soft-close runner for frameless cabinetry. It carries the drawer on steel ball bearings, conceals completely beneath the box, and delivers a damped, silent close on every cycle. This is the left-hand cabinet member; pair it with the matching right-hand member and the appropriate drawer members to complete a working drawer installation.

Key Features

• Full extension brings the entire drawer out to the cabinet face, giving unobstructed access to the back of the box.
• Integrated soft-close catches the drawer near the end of travel and settles it shut silently without a slam.
• 40 kg (88 lb) load rating handles a heavily loaded kitchen or bath drawer with capacity to spare.
• Ball bearing construction runs smoothly under load and holds precision through years of daily use.
• Left-hand orientation is the defining fit attribute — pair with the right-hand member for one complete drawer.
• Zinc finish on steel provides corrosion resistance suited to dry indoor cabinetry environments.

Where This Slide Fits the Job

At 450mm, this slide is sized for a nominal 450mm drawer box — the length that suits mid-depth kitchen base and wall cabinet drawers, bathroom vanity drawers, and furniture pieces with moderate interior depth. Full extension means the back of the drawer clears the cabinet opening completely, so nothing stays buried when the drawer is open. That matters most in deep pot drawers, spice pull-outs, and utility drawers where rear contents need to be reachable without digging. The integrated soft-close handles the close automatically, which is particularly useful on drawers used frequently throughout the day.

Construction and Finish

The Actro YOU runner is built from steel with a zinc finish, the standard corrosion-resistant surface for cabinet hardware in dry indoor installations. Ball bearings in formed steel raceways carry the load with a consistent, smooth pull across the full travel range. This is an undermount design: the runner mounts beneath the drawer box and stays entirely out of sight when the drawer is open, leaving only wood visible. The slide accepts drawer sides between 1/2 inch and 5/8 inch thick — confirm your drawer box side thickness falls in that range before ordering, since undermount slides are not tolerant of boxes built outside their specified dimensions.

Who Orders This Slide and Why

Cabinet shops running Hettich Actro YOU across a frameless kitchen project order left-hand and right-hand members separately to match their production workflow — this SKU covers the left side of every drawer in the run. Designers specifying for a handle-less kitchen with clean interiors rely on the undermount's concealed profile to keep the aesthetic intact. Contractors replacing a single runner on an existing Actro YOU installation order the handed member they need without replacing the full pair. The 40 kg capacity and full-extension travel make this a practical choice for drawers carrying cookware, tools, or files, not just light domestic loads.

The Right Runner, On the Right Side

Specify the left-hand Actro YOU 450mm for every left runner position in the run, pair it with the matching right-hand member, and the drawers close quietly and open fully across the entire installation.