Frame systems
Manufacturers and types of drawer frames
What does a Blum Legrabox look like? What is the difference between Blum, Grass und Hettich? We tell you about the special features of the three most important manufacturers of drawer frames in our country. Learn to independently determine the type of drawer present in your kitchen. There are still open questions? We shall be happy to help.
picture: Blum Tandembox
Blum Legrabox
Series with straight frames
The new drawer system from Blum impresses with its straight shapes. The frame is just 13 mm wide and perfectly right-angled both on the inside and on the outside. You can recognize the Legrabox by one or two small grooves on the outside.
The standard size of a cutlery insert for a 60 cm corpus measures 524 x 472 x 54 mm (16 mm thickness of the corpus wall).
The Legrabox was introduced in 2011 and has been adopted since by many kitchen manufacturers.
Blum Tandembox
For more than 15 years in the market, the Blum Tandembox is a widespread kitchen drawer system. The frame tapers inwards and merges with the floor in a small radius.
The outside of the frames run vertically showing a typical shallow, wide groove in the top third. The standard size of a cutlery insert for a 60 cm wide corpus measures 518 x 472 x 54 mm (16 mm thickness of the corpus wall). The visible width at the bottom level is then 484 mm.
The Tandembox is used by artego, Alno/Wellmann, Bauformat/Burger and Schüller Collection C and others.
Grass DWD-XP
Series with slanted frames
The Grass DWD-XP is in the market since 2003. This drawer system is only used by small manufacturers and turns up rather rarely. The DWD-XP should not be mixed up with the Blum Tandembox which also tapers on the inside but remains straight on the outside. The Grass DWD-XP looks trapezoidal from above.
The standard size of a cutlery insert for a 60 cm wide corpus is 506 x 472 x 54 mm (16 mm thickness of the corpus wall).
Grass NovaPro
Series with straight frames
Since 2003, the Grass Nova Pro is available and still in use as a standard frame system. The inside runs straight and joins the ground with a slight rounding. The outside shaping varies depending on the respective kitchen manufacturer. The Grass NovaPro is best recognizable for its straight running inner sides and for an inner length of 481 mm or 531 mm.
The standard size of a cutlery insert for a 60 cm wide corpus is 508 x 479 x 54 mm (16 mm thickness of the corpus wall).
The Grass NovaPro system is employed by Häcker in both the Classic and the Systemat series and by LEICHT kitchens.
Hettich ArciTech und nobilia ProfiPlus
Series with slanted frames
For many years nobilia kitchens employs drawers supplied by Hettich. Currently, the Hettich ArciTech series has become the nobilia flagship. Exclusive designs and special features foster since the overall impression: nobilia makes the difference. Outperforming the older InnoTech program, the ArciTech product stands for precise, silent railing and a high adaptive potential. It allows productions in any widths and over a variety of grid depths. The frame presents a wide trapezoidal top edge.
Stratmann supplies made-to-measure wooden cutlery inserts for both the recent nobilia system and the older one. The standard size of a cutlery tray for a 60 cm wide corpus is 492 x 472 x 54 mm.
You may also use the following form to calculate the size of fitting cutlery inserts: ArciTech (source: Hettich online catalogue)
Hettich ComfortLine and Nolte kitchens
Series with slanted frames
The Hettich ComfortLine drawer system is manufactured exclusively for the kitchen manufacturers, not for retailers. This system was adopted by Nolte Küchen or SieMatic. Its characteristic is the longitudinal groove on the inside of the frame. Customers quiet regularly ask for interior furnishings matching these kitchens' outer look and quality level. However, the choice is limited by the manufacturers' preselected assortment.
Stratmann wooden cutlery inserts opens up new opportunities. Offering a sophisticated range of products, our customers will discover suitable furnishings for any purposes. Usually, the equipment of standard drawers comprises wooden inserts designed for storage and presentation of everyday's table cutlery. Soon after, our multi-purpose and utensils inserts come into focus. Last, but not least, entire pull-outs can be equipped with practical accessories all of which are also pictured and described in our recent catalogues. Want assistance? Get in contact, we shall be happy to help you plan the suitable furnishing of your drawers.
The standard size of a cutlery tray for a 60 cm wide corpus is 504 x 472 x 54 mm (16 mm thickness of the corpus wall).
Hettich InnoTech
Series with slanted frames
The Hettich InnoTech system is sold by retailers. These drawers can be produced in any desired width and in grid increments covering many different depths. A very narrow, rounded upper edge and a drawer depth of 465 mm or 515 mm reveals the InnoTech system.
The standard size of a cutlery insert for a 60 cm wide corpus is 510 x 462 x 54 mm (16 mm thickness of the corpus wall).
Kitchen manufacturer nobilia used the InnoTech system until 2012. In the summer of 2012, Hettich introduced a new range of drawers, specially developed for nobilia: the Profi+ line.