Concealed Undermount Slide for Frameless Cabinetry, 450mm

The Hettich Actro YOU is a 450mm soft-close, full-extension undermount drawer slide in the right-hand orientation, built for frameless cabinets and drawer boxes with 1/2 to 5/8 inch sides. Steel construction with a zinc finish and ball-bearing carriage delivers smooth, quiet travel across the full drawer length.

Key Features

• Full extension brings the entire drawer out to the cabinet face, making every inch of the box accessible.
• Integrated soft-close catches the drawer near the end of travel and settles it shut without slamming.
• 40 kg (88 lb) capacity per pair handles loaded kitchen, bath, and utility drawers with headroom to spare.
• Ball-bearing carriage runs on hardened steel bearings for precise, smooth travel under load.
• Right-hand orientation — this is a single slide; pair it with the matching left-hand member to complete one drawer.
• Frameless cabinet design mounts directly to the flat interior cabinet side, no face-frame adapter required.

Where This Slide Fits

The 450mm length suits drawers in base and tall cabinets where a depth in the 17 to 18 inch range is common — think kitchen base drawers, bathroom vanity drawers, and wardrobe pull-outs built on the frameless 32mm system. At 40 kg (88 lb) per pair, the rating covers most residential drawer loads: pots and pans, spice storage, folded linens, or a fully loaded file drawer. Because the slide is concealed beneath the drawer box, the finished look inside the cabinet is clean hardware-free wood from front to back. For shops processing metric-dimensioned frameless casework, the 450mm nominal length drops straight into the layout without conversion.

Construction and Finish

Steel members with a zinc finish give the Actro YOU durability suited to years of indoor service. Ball bearings running in formed steel raceways carry the drawer smoothly and consistently, even when the box is loaded near its rated weight. The zinc finish is functional rather than decorative — the slide stays out of sight beneath the box in normal use. Soft-close damping is built into the slide body, so there are no separate damper clips to source or install.

Who Orders This Slide

Production cabinet shops building frameless casegoods on a metric layout reach for the Actro YOU when they need a reliable soft-close undermount at a realistic price point. Residential designers specifying frameless European-style kitchens or built-ins get a concealed runner that works with 1/2 to 5/8 inch drawer sides — the most common side thickness in dovetailed and CNC-machined box programs. Installers and contractors completing frameless cabinet runs appreciate that the ball-bearing carriage behaves consistently across every drawer on the job, not just the first few.

Frequently Asked Questions

The Right Runner for Metric Frameless Work

Match the 450mm length to your drawer box, order equal counts of right-hand and left-hand slides, confirm your locking devices, and every drawer on the job gets the same smooth, silent close.