Hettich ActroYOU 550 mm Soft-Close Full Extension 40 kg Undermount Drawer Slide, Left Hand, Zinc, 9256996

550mm Undermount Drawer Slide for Frameless Cabinetry That Needs Quiet, Full Access

The Hettich Actro YOU is a 550mm full-extension, soft-close undermount slide built for frameless cabinets with drawer sides from 1/2 inch to 5/8 inch thick. This is the left-hand member, sold as a bulk single — pair it with the matching right-hand slide to complete one drawer installation.

Key Features

• Full extension brings the entire drawer out to the cabinet face so every inch of the box is reachable.
• Integrated soft-close catches the drawer near the end of travel and settles it shut without a slam.
• 40 kg (88 lb) capacity per pair handles a fully loaded kitchen or utility drawer with room to spare.
• Ball-bearing carriage delivers smooth, precise travel under load across the slide's full 550mm length.
• Designed for 1/2 to 5/8 inch drawer sides, the standard thickness for dovetailed and doweled drawer boxes.
• Left-hand orientation — this single member mounts on the left side of the cabinet when facing the opening.

Where the 550mm Length Fits

A 550mm nominal length suits drawer boxes built to match — the slide's length, not travel distance, is what you're matching to the cabinet's interior depth. At full extension, the entire box clears the opening, so rear contents in a deep pantry drawer, wide utensil drawer, or base cabinet pot pull-out are fully reachable. The 550mm class bridges the gap between common 21-inch and 24-inch imperial sizing in frameless European production work, and it fits production shops running metric layouts without forcing an awkward conversion.

Construction and Finish

Steel members with a zinc finish provide solid corrosion resistance for the indoor service life of a residential or light-commercial cabinet. Because the Actro YOU mounts beneath the drawer box and stays hidden when the drawer is open, the zinc finish functions as a durable protective layer rather than a decorative element. The ball-bearing carriage runs quietly and holds its precision across years of daily cycling — consistent with Hettich's Actro platform, which is engineered for smooth motion in high-use installations.

Who Should Order This Slide

Production cabinet shops running frameless European-style cases in metric lengths will find the 550mm Actro YOU drops cleanly into their layout without adapting dimensions to an imperial nominal. Custom builders and cabinetmakers specifying a concealed, soft-close runner for a single high-use drawer — a deep pantry base, a wide appliance garage pull-out, or a bathroom vanity with full-depth storage — get a slide that delivers full access and quiet closing in one unit. Because this SKU is the left-hand member only, it is equally suited to shops that stock lefts and rights separately by the case and to one-off orders where both hands are ordered together.

The Right Concealed Runner for Deep-Drawer Metric Work

Match the 550mm Actro YOU to a box built to spec, order its right-hand counterpart and series locking devices, and you have a quiet, full-access concealed slide ready for the demands of daily production use.