Left-Hand Precision and 500mm Reach in One Concealed Runner

The Hettich Actro YOU is a 500mm full-extension undermount drawer slide with integrated soft-close, built for frameless cabinets and drawer boxes with 1/2 to 5/8 inch sides. This listing is the left-hand slide — one member of a working pair.

Key Features

• Full extension at 500mm — the complete drawer box travels out to the cabinet face, putting the full interior within reach.
• Integrated soft-close — a built-in damper catches the drawer near the end of travel and settles it to a silent, controlled close.
• 70 kg (154 lb) capacity per pair — well above the standard kitchen-drawer range, suited to loaded utility and storage drawers.
• Ball-bearing carriage — hardened steel balls run in formed raceways for a smooth, precise pull under load.
• Left-hand orientation — a handed slide requiring the matching right-hand member to complete a drawer installation.
• Steel construction with zinc finish — durable indoor finish concealed beneath the drawer box during normal use.

Where the 500mm Length Fits

A 500mm nominal length suits drawers built to that depth — common in base cabinets with an interior depth in the 500mm range, including standard European-style kitchen and bath casework. The full-extension travel means the rear of the box comes all the way out, which matters in deep base drawers where pots, pans, or folded linens tend to stack toward the back. The 70 kg per pair capacity gives additional headroom for those loaded applications without stepping up to a specialty heavy-duty line.

Because this slide mounts directly to the flat interior side of a frameless cabinet panel, it drops naturally onto the 32mm system grid used in production European cabinetry. It is the frameless version; face-frame cabinet work calls for a different configuration with rear mounting bracket support.

Build and Finish

The Actro YOU runs on a ball-bearing carriage — the steel-ball-in-raceway system that underlies most premium side-mount and undermount slides in this load range. Ball bearings carry the load more precisely than nylon rollers under repeated cycling and heavier contents, keeping travel smooth as the drawer accumulates use. The zinc finish on the steel members is a functional indoor coating; because the slide rides beneath the drawer box, the finish is largely hidden in service.

Who Orders This Slide

Production frameless cabinet shops working in European sizing are the core audience: the 500mm metric length fits the standard depth grid without conversion, and bulk single ordering lets shops stock left and right members independently and pull from inventory by the drawer. Custom woodworkers building individual pieces to European dimensions find the same fit. Designers specifying handle-less or minimalist kitchens reach for undermounts like the Actro YOU because the hardware disappears under the box, leaving only wood visible when the drawer is open.

Common Questions

A Concealed Runner That Keeps the Job Moving

Match the left-hand slide with its right-hand partner, build the drawer box to the Hettich spec, and the Actro YOU delivers full-extension access and a quiet, damped close in a runner that stays completely out of sight.