Accuride Slides

High-Quality Drawer Slides

Accuride Drawer Slides (also called Accuride drawer runners) are renowned for their dependability, craftsmanship, and durability. These runners offer a smooth and silent operation, ensuring suitability for all drawer runner applications. Whether you're looking for light or heavy-duty drawer runner solutions, our full range of Accuride drawer runners promises to offer a reliable solution for your application's specific needs.

Proud Suppliers of Accuride Drawer Slides

Accuride are the world leaders in providing telescopic ball-bearing drawer runners, and at Metrol Motion Control we are proud stockists, offering a comprehensive range of Accuride drawer slides, accessories and drawer slide brackets. We invite you to browse our Accuride drawer runner categories, ideal for trade applications as well as for DIY enthusiasts.

For UK deliveries, order before 3pm to receive your slides within 1-2 days (with our FedEx courier). Alternatively, you can pay for Express Delivery to receive your slides before 12pm the following working day.

If you have any questions about our Accuride drawer slides and their capabilities, please do not hesitate to contact us or download the Accuride Drawer Slide Catalogue.  

Frequently Asked Questions

Why Choose Metrol for Accuride Drawer Runners?

When you choose Metrol Motion Control as your Accuride drawer slides supplier, you benefit from expert guidance, fast and reliable delivery as well as unrivalled after-sales customer support. Whether you need assistance in choosing the right drawer slide for your application or help in returning an item, our Motion Control experts are ready to help you. If you are a trade customer, you may also benefit from a trade-only Credit Account.

How to Choose the Right Drawer Slides?

There are many different types of Accuride drawer slides to choose from, and it is important to know which one is best suited for your application. We have outlined some of the important considerations when choosing slide technology:

• Weight

We stock light (up to 50kg), medium (51-99kg), and heavy duty drawer runners (100kg+), which are each suitable for different load requirements. The load ratings available at Metrol Motion Control span from 11kg in our light-duty range all the way up to 600kg in our heavy-duty range. Please bear in mind that for specialist applications, where the slides are exposed to vibration and/or rough usage, or where frequency of access is high, the load ratings quoted may not be applicable.

• Features

As well as considering load capacity, Accuride drawer slides have various features, including soft-close, lock-in/lock-out, disconnect, corrosion resistant and hold-in/hold-out features.

• Durability

Our friction slides are one of your options for corrosion-resistant slides, as they are resistant to corrosion by moisture and chemical exposure. These slides are available in non-adjust, manual-adjust, and auto-adjust varieties.

• Application

Pocket door slides are popular in commercial and domestic settings such as television units and kitchens, providing a clutter-free appearance in busy spaces. Two-way travel drawer slides are especially useful in medical settings where easy access is a necessity, as these drawers are able to travel in two directions. For heavy loads that need moving, often in an industrial setting, linear slides are frequently used because of their low friction systems.

• Materials & Finishes

Within our Accuride drawer slide ranges, there are several material options to consider for specific slide components. 

• Members can be manufactured from cold rolled mild steel, cold rolled stainless steel or aluminium
• Ball Retainers can be cold rolled zinc plated, stainless steel or plastic (Nylon 6-6)
• Ball Bearings can be carbon chrome steel, stainless steel or polymer
• The lubrication can be Hi Lo temperature grease with an operating range of -20° to +110°C, or when used in stainless steel slides, food grade grease

Slide finishes also include: 

• White
• Electro zinc plate and blue passivate
• Electro zinc plate and black passivate
• Aluminium
• Stainless Steel
• Corrosion Resistant (up to 96 hours)
• Corrosion Resistant (up to 500 hours)

Please carefully review individual slide data sheets for specific product information.

What Are the Different Drawer Slide Specifications and What Do They Mean?

To make browsing our Accuride drawer slide products as easy as possible, we have designed our product filter to include different drawer slide specifications. These specifications and their definitions are detailed below:

• Drawer Load Rating
  The total weight of the drawer or unit with the intended content weight included. This rating is only applicable with vertical mounting and with all fixing points utilised.
• Drawer Slide Length
  The unextended length of the sliding unit.
• Drawer Slide Thickness
  The thickness of the sliding unit (this is important to consider, as it will encroach on the maximum width of the drawer or panel when standard mounted). You must allow for +0.2 to 0.5mm on top of the slide thickness to allow for smooth operation of the slides.
• Drawer Slide Extension
  This is the percentage of the length of the slide that extends outwards. Metrol offers a range of extensions from 75% to 100%+ with over-travel capabilities. It is important to understand slide extension when designing your drawer, as this will impact accessibility if not fully factored in during the design. Conversely, you must select an extension that will maximise the accessibility of your existing drawer or unit.
• Drawer Runner Height
  This is the height of the drawer slides and must be considered in relation to the depth of the drawer or unit that will be attached to the slides.
• Other Specifications
  You can filter many other specifications in our Accuride slide category pages, including whether you want to buy the slides in pairs or individually. For more information about the technical specifications of each slide, please view the slide information sheet.

What Makes Accuride Drawer Slides Ideal for Industrial Use?

The precision-engineered ball bearing design in Accuride drawer slides, ensures smooth operation even at very high load capacities, which is typical of industrial requirements. When this is paired with the diverse material offerings, features and finishing options, the Accuride range is second-to-none when it comes to their applicability for use in challenging environments in the industrial sector.

What to Consider When Mounting Accuride Drawer Slides?

It is important for our customers to understand that all load ratings provided are for a pair of drawer slides. When mounting a drawer on the drawer slides, when it is flat mounted this can reduce the load rating by 75% when compared to typical vertical mounted set-up. Not all drawer slides are suitable for flat mounting. Detailed mounting information can be found in the Accuride Drawer Slide Catalogue on page 15. 

Where Can I Find the Most Up-to-Date Information About Accuride Slides?

As well as our website and our Accuride catalogue, you can find more technical information about Accuride drawer slides at Accuride Europe.

Can Accuride Slides be Shipped Internationally?

Absolutely! Should you need to ship Accuride slides internationally, Metrol Motion Control can accommodate. For detailed international shipping information including price based on destination country, we invite you to view our world-wide shipping page.

Can Metrol Motion Control Provide Custom Drawer Slides?

If you can’t find a drawer slide that meets the requirements for your specific project or application, please fill out our custom slide form, with technical details and contact information, and our slide technology specialists will get back to you as soon as possible with feasibility information and a quote.