Keyboard Tray Slide

Overview

Keyboard Tray Slide is a drawer slide that carries the drawer on ball bearings or rollers, providing smooth, load-rated extension and consistent drawer alignment for cabinet and furniture manufacturing. This page summarizes how to specify it for volume furniture and cabinet manufacturing, including the dimensions and options that matter most to buyers.

Key Specifications

Specifications are configurable for OEM/ODM orders. Exact values are confirmed on the datasheet for your order.

How to Choose

• Slide length matched to the cabinet/drawer depth
• Extension type: full extension, over-travel, or partial
• Mounting type: side mount, undermount, bottom mount, or center mount
• Load capacity for the drawer contents and usage
• Side clearance available in the cabinet opening
• Soft-close, push-to-open, or lockable function
• Ball-bearing vs roller movement and cycle life
• Suitable furniture type and frequency of use

Material Options

Cold-rolled steel with ball bearings is standard; zinc plating resists corrosion indoors, and stainless steel suits damp or outdoor-adjacent use. Steel gauge and bearing count set the load rating.

Finish Options

Zinc-plated is the default; black and stainless options match exposed industrial drawers. Finish mainly affects corrosion resistance since most slides are hidden.

Application Fit

File Cabinets

For this application, keyboard tray slide is specified for full-extension access and load-rated, lockable operation.

Tool Cabinets

For this application, keyboard tray slide is specified for heavy loads, ball-bearing movement, and locking under vibration.

Pantry Cabinets

For this application, keyboard tray slide is specified for the typical load, environment, and usage of this application.

Corner Cabinets

For this application, keyboard tray slide is specified for the typical load, environment, and usage of this application.

Wall Cabinets

For this application, keyboard tray slide is specified for the typical load, environment, and usage of this application.

Base Cabinets

For this application, keyboard tray slide is specified for the typical load, environment, and usage of this application.

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Installation Notes

Mount the cabinet member level and square, fix the drawer member to the drawer side at the matching height, then engage and test full travel. Verify clearance and that soft-close engages before locking the pattern.

Buying Notes for OEM Orders

For OEM production, standardize on a small set of slide lengths and one load class per drawer size, and confirm soft-close behavior on a sample batch.

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