Glide Ladegeleider by Songmics Home Design Team

Glide Ladegeleider by Songmics Home Design Team is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award in IJzer in Meubelaccessoires, Hardware en Materialen Ontwerp Competition Category.

IJzerMeubelaccessoire· 2026

Glide Ladegeleider

by Songmics Home Design Team

Client: Ziel Home Furnishing Technology Co., Ltd.,

A' Design Award in IJzer Winner in Meubelaccessoire Category

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The Design

About Glide Ladegeleider

Glide is een ladegeleider ontworpen voor kasten en lades. Glide is vervaardigd uit hoogwaardig staal en kunststof door middel van eendelig spuitgieten. De geleider wordt zonder gereedschap en zonder schroeven gemonteerd. Symmetrische geleiderailmodules met elastische clips klikken vast in voorgeboorde gaten in de kastzijde. De uitstekende punten worden in de gaten gestoken en naar beneden gedrukt om de geleider op zijn plaats te fixeren. Glide ondersteunt zowel zijmontage als bodemmontage en is geschikt voor kasten van verschillende dieptes. Het ontwerp vereenvoudigt de montage en zorgt voor duurzaamheid op lange termijn.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in IJzer

Glide Ladegeleider is winnaar van de A' Design Award in IJzer, een prestigieuze erkenning die wordt toegekend aan goede ontwerpen die voldoen aan de professionele en industriële eisen die worden verwacht van goed ontworpen creaties. Winnaars in IJzer tonen grote vaardigheid, hoge specialisatie, deskundig inzicht en het creatieve vermogen van hun makers. Glide Ladegeleider wordt verwacht een hooggewaardeerde, bewonderde en gekoesterde creatie te zijn die praktisch en innovatief is. Dit ontwerp dat de A' Design Award in IJzer heeft gewonnen, integreert de beste praktijken uit de sector en heeft bekwame technische kenmerken die verbonden zijn met knowhow en talent. Glide Ladegeleider wordt gerespecteerd om zijn grondigheid en is ontworpen om verbeteringen van de levenskwaliteit te bieden die helpen de wereld een betere plek te maken.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: This product adopts integrated molding of high strength steel plastic and innovatively achieves tool free installation of drawer slides. The main body consists of symmetrical guide rail modules, which can be quickly locked with preset holes of the cabinet through elastic clips, removing the screw tightening process of traditional metal slide rails. It is compatible with various cabinets of different depths and supports both side installation and bottom installation.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 30mm x Depth 52mm x Height 22mm
Tags: Slide rails, guide rails, plastic, drawer accessories, quick release.
Production Technology: The barrel body of the product is made of high strength steel and plastic through one piece injection molding. The product undergoes 12 quality inspections throughout the process to ensure that it does not deform after 100000 pull out tests. The snap on slider structure ensures that the drawer fits tightly and pulls smoothly.
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge in the implementation and research process is how to meet the requirements of safety and ease of operation, improve durability, and at the same time be compatible with products of different drawer types. Finally, through continuous refinement of 3D models and sample verification, this innovative drawer slide rail was designed.
Research: The installation of traditional metal slide rails requires professional tools, which is time-consuming and laborious. There are many screws, the operation remains unchanged, and at the same time, the price is high. We innovatively achieve tool-free installation of drawer slides, replacing metal with plastic. This not only ensures safety and ease of operation, enhances durability, but also improves the aesthetic appeal of the product.
Inspiration: Two major pain points of traditional metal slide rails: 1. Installation requires professional tools, which is time-consuming and laborious; 2. Iron parts are expensive and have poor compatibility. Inspired by the connection structure of plastic snap-type shelves, the core concept of using plastic slide rails to replace the metal parts fixed by screws is proposed. Carry out modular design to enable the slide rails to adapt to different cabinet bodies.
Project Duration: The project started in Shenzhen in January 2025 and was completed in Shenzhen in October 2025.
Operation Flow: Confirm the inner width of the cabinet and choose the slide rail of the matching length. Insert the protruding points on the side of the slide rail into the preset holes on the cabinet side, then press down to lock. Pull the slide rail to its full extension, align the groove on the drawer side panel with the protrusion on the slide rail and press down, then fasten the inner buttons.
Team Members: Designer:Weiwen Xiong、Ouzhi Li