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The Sugatsune ESR-3 is a 24 inch, full-extension side-mount ball-bearing drawer slide built from 304 stainless steel for installations where moisture, chemical exposure, or washdown cycles would corrode a standard plated slide. It carries 105 lb per pair and delivers a full range of travel in a non-handed design that works on either side of the drawer.
Specify the ESR-3 wherever the environment attacks ordinary hardware. Commercial kitchens and prep stations run daily washdowns that corrode zinc-plated slides within a season; a 304 stainless slide keeps running cleanly through the cycle. Marine and outdoor cabinetry faces salt air and humidity that accelerate surface rust on standard finishes; stainless is the material class here, not a finish color applied over steel. Lab benches, healthcare carts, and cleanroom casework benefit from stainless where chemical wipes and disinfectant sprays are routine. The 24 inch length suits standard-depth base cabinets, mobile carts, and mid-depth casework across all of these settings.
The slide members are 304 stainless steel throughout, not a stainless-look plating. Ball bearings run in formed stainless raceways for smooth, consistent movement across the full 24 inch travel. This is a standard-motion slide: no soft-close damper, no self-close ramp, no hold-in detent. The drawer stays where you leave it. That behavior suits drawers that need to open freely and stay open during use, such as a prep station drawer holding tools or a lab cart drawer holding instruments. If your install calls for a hold-in detent to prevent drift in a mobile setting, the Sugatsune ESR-3813 series adds that feature in the same stainless program.
This slide is the right choice when the operating environment makes material selection the primary decision rather than price. Cabinet shops fitting out commercial kitchens, lab-furniture builders, marine cabinetmakers, and contractors specifying healthcare millwork all share the same underlying requirement: the hardware must outlast exposure that would ruin a standard slide. At 105 lb per pair and 24 inches, the ESR-3 also covers demanding residential applications like an outdoor kitchen or a utility room where the drawer sees real moisture. If you are working in a purely dry indoor setting, a zinc-plated ball-bearing slide delivers equivalent motion at a lower cost; stainless is the spec when the environment demands it.
The ESR-3 is built from 304 stainless steel — the alloy itself, not a plated or coated finish over steel. That is what makes it suitable for wet and chemical environments rather than just an aesthetic choice.
304 stainless resists corrosion far better than zinc-plated steel in salt-air and coastal environments. For continuous immersion or high-chloride marine service, confirm whether your application requires 316 grade; the source data for this slide specifies 304.
Sugatsune does not publish a clearance figure for the ESR-3 in the available catalog data. Treat it as a standard side-mount ball-bearing slide and verify the required side clearance against Sugatsune's installation specification before sizing the drawer box.
The sold-as unit is not explicitly stated in the available product data. Confirm the unit quantity on the product page before placing an order for multiple drawer positions.
The ESR-3 is a standard-motion slide without integrated soft-close. If damped closing is required, Sugatsune's ESR-DC/SC series includes soft-close in the same stainless program rather than as a retrofit add-on.
When the cabinet gets washed down, sprayed, or exposed to salt air every day, the slide material matters as much as the motion. The Sugatsune ESR-3 in 304 stainless keeps moving smoothly through conditions that would end a plated slide's service life early.
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