The Horton-exclusive drive systems feature a slim 4" x 6" header that allows for a flush installation to 4" jambs and quick header-to-jamb fastening with no header end caps required. This results in attractive sight-lines with hair-line joints.
Slide operation is accomplished through 1/8 HP motor working with a threadless stainless steel 1/2" diameter linear drive shaft. A linear travel block describes a helical path along the rotating shaft. The Profiler® Series 200 Linear Drive system is available in many hand configurations.
The idea came to Lew Hewitt and Dee Horton to build an automatic sliding door back in the mid-1950's, when they realized that swing doors had difficulty operating in windy Corpus Christi. So Lew and Dee set out to invent the automatic sliding door to circumvent the windy conditions.
Horton Automatics Inc. was formed in 1960, placing the first commercial automatic sliding door on the market and literally establishing a brand-new industry.