Sheet Metal Drawers & Slides
Formed drawers and slide boxes with telescopic runners, square so they close on the first push.
Drawers where squareness decides whether they close. We build the frame and the drawer together, so the runner geometry matches rather than both parts being individually within tolerance.
3–5 weeks
5 pieces
ISO 9001:2015
Technical Specifications
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Squareness | ±0.5 | mm / m |
| Runner load | To 90 | kg per pair |
| Thickness | 0.8–2.0 | mm |
| Clearance | 12.7 / 17 / 27 | mm standard |
| Locking | Optional | - |
| Max drawer width | 1200 | mm |
Available Materials
- Mild steel DC01
- Galvanised steel DX51D
- Stainless 304
- Aluminium 5052
Typical Applications
- Tool cabinets
- Machine tool drawers
- Storage units
- Medical carts
- Workshop trolleys
Surface Finishes
- Powder coat
- Zinc plating
- Galvanised (as-supplied)
- Passivate
Industries Served
- Industrial Equipment
- Medical
- Warehousing
- Automotive & EV
- Food Processing
What drives the price of this part
Derived from the callouts on this page. Where a driver is not on the drawing, it is not on this list.
- Part size
- Thickness at 0.8–2.0 mm decides which machine the part lands on and how many setups it needs. Size is the driver buyers most often leave out of a first enquiry, and it is the one that changes the quote fastest.
- Material
- The first material listed, Stainless Steel 304 / 304L, rates 4/10 on our machinability scale at 201 HB. On this shop's scale a harder alloy means slower passes and more tool changes, and that is cycle time the quote has to carry.
- Order size
- Minimum order is 5 pieces, so on a first order setup and programming are spread over very few parts and they are most of the price. Repeat orders at the same quantity are cheaper without anything on the drawing changing.
See how cycle time is calculated in the machining time calculator and what else moves a price in the cost driver reference.
How these parts are inspected
Matched to the callouts above and the instruments actually on the floor.
- Coordinate measuring machine (Zeiss CONTURA G2, two machines, GR&R 8.4% on the critical feature)
- Dimensional report against the drawing, with a 100% check on critical features rather than a sample
- Certificate of conformance and the mill certificate with every shipment
The full equipment list, with counts, is on the capability page; the inspection sequence is on quality and inspection.
Questions buyers ask
- Why do drawers bind at the last 20 mm?
- Because the frame is parallelogramming rather than out of size. Checking the diagonals matters more than measuring the sides, and the runners must mount to a frame that is truly square.
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