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The Blum TANDEM plus BLUMOTION 18 inch undermount drawer slide delivers full-extension travel with integrated BLUMOTION soft-close damping, keeping the drawer box completely concealed beneath the box for a clean, hardware-free look. This is the 569F series, Blum's heavy-duty TANDEM platform, sized for 18 inch nominal drawer boxes and finished in zinc.
Heavy pot drawers, deep pantry pull-outs, and wide base-cabinet drawers are the natural home for this slide. Full extension is the right call whenever you need to reach the back of the drawer without digging around the rim — spice drawers, flatware drawers, or file drawers where everything at the rear has to be as reachable as everything at the front. The BLUMOTION damper makes that reach a quiet, controlled experience on every closing cycle, which matters in kitchens and bath cabinetry where slamming is a finishing failure. Cabinet shops running production kitchens use the TANDEM plus BLUMOTION as a house-standard slide precisely because it eliminates the soft-close-upgrade conversation: the damping is already there.
The 569F is steel construction with a zinc finish, the standard corrosion-resistant coating for interior cabinet hardware. Zinc handles the dry, indoor environment of residential and light commercial cabinetry well over a long service life. The roller bearing system is Blum's precision roller design — not the ball-bearing telescopic design of side-mount slides — which accounts for the smooth, consistent feel and the low side clearance requirement of 3/16 inch per side. The BLUMOTION mechanism is built into the slide, not a screw-on add-on, so there are no separate damper parts to source or install.
Custom and semi-custom cabinet shops specify the TANDEM plus BLUMOTION series when a client wants concealed hardware and a soft close in one product, without managing a separate BLUMOTION retrofit device. Designers appreciate that the slide disappears beneath the box and the closed-drawer face shows only wood — no visible track or rail. The 18 inch length suits a standard 18 inch nominal drawer box, making it a common choice for upper-bank drawers in kitchen base cabinets and for deep drawers in bath vanities. For face-frame cabinet installations, rear mounting brackets are required to support the back of the slide; those brackets are series-specific to the TANDEM program and are sold separately. For frameless cabinets, the slide mounts directly to the cabinet side panel. The drawer box must be built to Blum's published specification for this series, including the correct box width formula for the side-thickness in use and the rear notch and locking-device drilling. Locking devices, which fasten the box to the slide at the front, are also sold separately and must be matched to the TANDEM plus BLUMOTION series.
The TANDEM plus BLUMOTION 569F series is available in versions matched to specific drawer side thicknesses. Confirm which version you have before building the box — the box width formula and locking device selection both depend on the side thickness. The attributes for this SKU do not list a side thickness value, so verify with the product spec sheet or contact us before cutting stock.
No. TANDEM plus BLUMOTION locking devices are sold separately and must be matched to this series. Do not substitute locking devices from other Blum programs or other brands — they are not interchangeable.
Yes, but face-frame installations require rear mounting brackets to support the back of the slide. Those brackets are TANDEM-series specific and sold separately. In frameless cabinets the slide mounts straight to the panel with no additional hardware.
BLUMOTION is integrated into the slide mechanism. Blum does not publish a field-adjustment procedure for the 569F series damper; if the closing force or damping behavior needs to change, the slide would need to be replaced rather than adjusted on site.
The load rating for the TANDEM plus BLUMOTION 569F heavy-duty series is not included in this SKU's attribute data. Blum publishes rated capacity per pair; contact us or reference Blum's published spec sheet for the confirmed dynamic and static ratings before specifying for high-load applications.
Pair the TANDEM plus BLUMOTION 18 inch slide with the correct locking devices and rear brackets for your cabinet construction, build the box to Blum's spec, and the result is a drawer that opens fully, closes silently, and shows nothing from the front.
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