Zinc Ball-Bearing Undermount Slide For Frameless Cabinetry With Soft-Close

This is the right-hand member of Hettich's Actro YOU 500mm undermount runner — a full-extension, soft-close concealed slide for frameless cabinets, built on steel ball bearings with a zinc finish and rated 70 kg per pair. Sold as a bulk single, it pairs with the matching left-hand slide to carry a drawer box built for 1/2 to 5/8 inch sides.

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 quietly without slamming.
• 70 kg (154 lb) capacity per pair handles heavily loaded kitchen and utility drawers with confidence.
• Steel ball-bearing carriage delivers smooth, precise travel through years of daily use.
• Right-hand orientation — this is a single slide sold bulk; order the left-hand mate separately to complete a working pair.
• Designed for frameless cabinets, mounting directly to the cabinet side panel for a clean concealed installation.

Where This Slide Works

At 500mm nominal length, this runner suits base cabinets and drawer stacks with a corresponding drawer box built to Hettich's Actro YOU specification — including the correct box width for 1/2 to 5/8 inch (12.7 to 16mm) drawer sides, the required bottom recess, rear notch, and locking-device drilling. The slide is engineered for frameless construction, where it fastens directly to the flat interior side panel. Full extension means the entire drawer clears the cabinet opening, so nothing at the back of the box stays hidden when the drawer is open. Shops running European-style frameless lines, including production environments pulling from bulk case stock, are the natural fit.

Construction and Finish

The Actro YOU runner is built from steel with a zinc finish — a corrosion-resistant functional coating suited to years of indoor service. Ball bearings running in formed steel raceways give the drawer a smooth, controlled pull under load, and the integrated soft-close damper handles the final inch of travel without a separate add-on mechanism. Because the slide sits concealed beneath the drawer box, the zinc finish is hidden in use; what matters is the bearing quality and damper consistency, both of which are engineered into the Actro YOU body.

Who Should Order This

Cabinet shops building frameless drawer stacks with 1/2 to 5/8 inch box sides will find the Actro YOU at home in any run that specifies soft-close concealed runners at a production price point. The 70 kg per pair capacity covers typical kitchen drawers — pots and pans, cutlery, refrigerator pull-outs — without stepping up to a premium heavy-duty tier. Designers specifying handle-less fronts with concealed hardware will also find the full-extension travel and clean profile a natural match for modern flat-front cabinetry. Ordering in bulk singles gives production shops the flexibility to stock left- and right-hand slides separately by the case.

The Right Concealed Runner for Frameless Production Work

Match this right-hand 500mm Actro YOU to its left-hand counterpart, build the box to Hettich's specification, add the series locking devices, and you have a full-extension soft-close drawer running on ball bearings — hidden beneath the box where it belongs.