Concealed Undermount Slide Built for Production Frameless Work

The Hettich Actro YOU is a 550mm full-extension, soft-close undermount drawer slide for frameless cabinets, running on ball bearings with a zinc finish. This is the right-hand member, sold individually, for use with drawer boxes having 1/2 to 5/8 inch (12.7 to 16mm) sides. At a 70 kg (approximately 154 lb) per-pair capacity, it handles everything from standard kitchen drawers to heavily loaded utility pulls.

Key Features

• Full extension at 550mm: The drawer box travels the full nominal length, bringing the entire contents out to the cabinet face.
• Integrated soft-close: A damper catches the drawer near the end of travel and settles it shut without slamming.
• 70 kg (154 lb) per-pair capacity: Rated for demanding kitchen and utility drawer loads.
• Ball-bearing carriage: Steel ball bearings in formed raceways deliver a smooth, consistent pull under load across years of cycles.
• Right-hand member, bulk single: Pairs with the matching left-hand Actro YOU 550mm slide to complete one working set.
• For 1/2 to 5/8 inch drawer sides: Engineered around the standard dovetail and doweled box thickness used in production cabinetry.

Where This Slide Gets Used

The Actro YOU targets production frameless cabinetry where concealed slides and soft-close motion are the baseline expectation. A 550mm length suits standard-depth base and tall cabinets, and the 70 kg per-pair rating comfortably covers pots-and-pans drawers, deep utensil pulls, and other high-load applications that a 100 lb slide would handle at its ceiling. Because the slide mounts directly to the flat interior side panel on the 32mm system grid, installation is straightforward on a production line. This slide is the right-hand member only: pair it with an equal-length left-hand Actro YOU to run a complete drawer.

Construction and Finish

Steel members with a zinc finish give the Actro YOU lasting corrosion resistance for indoor service. The ball-bearing carriage sets it apart from roller-based undermounts at a similar price tier — ball bearings track more precisely under asymmetric or side-loaded conditions, and the consistency holds up through heavy cycle counts. Because the slide is concealed beneath the box, the zinc finish is a functional choice rather than a decorative one. The 550mm nominal length is the source measurement for this line; do not convert it to a rounded imperial size when building or ordering.

Who This Is For

Cabinet shops running frameless production with 5/8 inch dovetail or doweled boxes will find the Actro YOU a practical workhorse: the ball-bearing movement and 70 kg rating exceed what entry-level undermounts deliver, without stepping into the cost of top-tier systems. Designers specifying handle-less fronts on frameless cases can count on the soft-close to keep the look and feel consistent across an installation. Contractors and renovators replacing worn undermounts in frameless boxes should confirm that the existing drawer box is built to the Hettich Actro YOU specification before ordering — side thickness, box width, rear notch, and locking-device drilling must match the series.

The Right Slide Keeps the Job Moving

Match the Actro YOU to your drawer box spec, order an equal count of left-hand members, and add the series locking devices your installation requires — every drawer on the job runs consistently from the first pull.