Slide and Swing Products
The Horton Advantage
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Horton Automatics
From its very inception in 1960, with the introduction of the world’s
First Automatic Sliding Door for Commercial Use ,
Horton Automatics continued to develop many industry “Firsts” INDUSTRY FIRSTS
 First to gain nationwide building code acceptance for the automatic sliding door.
 First internal shockproof checking in sliding door operator design (patented).
 First U.L. listing of the swing/slide breakaway feature on an exit (patented).
 First to market the automatic pass-through window.
 First automatic door manufacturer to catalogue a motion detector with safety beam.
 First U.S. manufacturer to develop the automatic Folding door and receive U.L.
listings on the operator, folding door system and breakaway mechanism.
Horton Automatics has since developed the Industry’s broadest product line
and
the Industry’s best lead times.
A Division of Overhead Door Corporation
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A Sanwa Shutter Company
Horton Automatics
Network of Independent Distributors
Worldwide positioning
√ Corpus Christi - North and South America & Far East
√ Telford - Europe and Africa
Corpus Christi, TX
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Telford, England
Slide and Swing Products
 Sliding Doors
 Drive Mechanisms
 Door Types
 Design Options
 Door Construction
 Horton Solid Breakout Extrusion
 Horton Corner Block vs. Mass Produced Thru Bolt
 Folding Doors
 Door Types
 Design Options
 Swing Doors
 Operator types
 Mounting and Design Options
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Automatic Sliding Doors
Industry’s broadest product offering
 (4) Header sizes, (3) Operator/Drive systems,
Sizes: 4”x 6”, 6”x 8”, 6”x 6”, 8”x 6”
Electric linear drive, Electric belt drive, Pneumatic
Perimeter/Jamb mounted, Surface mount,
 Ability to customize for special applications and
conditions
Horton specializes in custom jobs
 Most durable door panel construction
Horton-exclusive corner block
 All slide door packages include choice of premium
sensors
 Dual photo beams
Provides sensing redundancy for added threshold safety
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Automatic Sliding Doors
Drive Mechanism
Linear Drive – Profiler® Series 2000
 Horton-Exclusive
 Slim 4” x 6” Header allows flush assembly to 4” jambs
 Ease of installation - quick header to jamb fastening
 Threadless 1/2” dia. tempered stainless steel rod
 1/8 HP motor
 Single slide to 9’-0” wide; bi-part to 16’-0” wide
 Up to 200 lbs per panel (non-breakout)
 Includes ProfilerStorm® Series hurricane rated doors
DURABLE COUPLER
EFFICIENT DIRECT
COUPLED
MOTOR
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STAINLESS STEEL ROD
ROBUST CLUTCH MECHANISM
Automatic Sliding Doors
Drive Mechanism
Belt Drive – ProSlide® Series 2003
 Ideal for Commercial Applications
 6” x 6” header
 3/4” steel reinforced nylon drive belt
 1/8 HP motor
 Single slide door up to 9’-0” wide, bi-part up to 16’-0”
 Exceeds common specs for automatic slide doors
 Up to 250 lbs per panel (non-breakout)
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Automatic Sliding Doors
Drive Mechanism
Belt Drive – ProSlide® Series 2003T Telescoping
 Ideal for commercial and hospital applications
 Maximizes door opening
 8” x 6” header
 3/4” steel reinforced nylon drive belt
 1/8 HP motor
 Singles up to 12’-0” wide, biparts up to 16’-0”
 Single slide door up to 90lbs per panel
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Automatic Sliding Doors
Drive Mechanism
Belt Drive – Series 2001 HD-Slide®
 Ideal for Heavy Duty Commercial/Industrial Applications
 6” x 8” header
 Heavy duty 1/8 HP motor, 1/4 HP also available
 1” steel reinforced nylon drive belt
 Single slide door up to 9’-0” wide, bi-part up to 16’-0”
 Up to 500 lbs per panel for non-breakout single slide
 Up to 300 lbs per panel for non-breakout bipart
 Includes Elegant® Series 2500 all-glass doors
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Automatic Sliding Doors
Drive Mechanism
Pneumatic – Series 1000
 Ideal for Pharmaceutical, Clean Room and Industrial applications
 Requires clean air source to operate
 Can be made explosion proof by
 Mounting all electronics in non-hazardous area
 Using intrinsically safe module switching devices
 All pneumatic control and switching devices
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Automatic Sliding Doors
Door Types
Type 010
Sliding panel ‘X’ slides along
interior of fixed sidelite ‘O’.
Type 110
Slide-swing panel ‘SX’ slides
along exterior of fixed sidelite ‘O’.
Type 310
Slide-swing panel ‘SX’ slides
along interior of swing-out
sidelite ‘SO’.
Type 410
Slide-swing panel ‘SX’ slides
between fixed sidelite ‘O’ and
swing-out sidelite ‘SO’
Type 110 Surface Mount
Slide-swing panel ‘SX’ slides
along exterior of wall.
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Automatic Sliding Doors
Design Options
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Automatic Sliding Doors
Design Options
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Automatic Sliding Doors
Design Options
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Automatic Sliding Doors
Design Options
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Automatic Sliding Doors
Design Options
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Automatic Sliding Doors
Design Options
Horton-Exclusive
Flush Panic
Device
 Push bar releases the breakout latch and remains flush with surface of the
door. Dogging is not required.
 Can be used on inside (110) or outside (310) slider breakouts
 Fits all door panel sizes from 27” (9’ bipart) and up.
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Competitive Comparison
Door Panel Construction
 Horton-Exclusive SOLID break-out extrusion
Horton
Solid bar with continuous
interlocking
Typical Mass Produced Door
ONLY 2 ¼” interlock
at strike end
Hollow extrusion
Sloppy operation
Stanley Shown
Horton Advantages:
• Robust design increased durability and support
• Solid operation that you can “feel”
• Continuous scissor action
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Wheels mount to extrusion!
Competitive Comparison
Door Panel Construction
 Horton SOLID break-out bar with continuous interlocking
Horton
Continuous torsion bar
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Typical Mass Produced Door
Torsion bar only at the corner
Anatomy of a more durable door
Door Panel Construction
 Horton-Exclusive Corner Block Design
Grade 8
¼ - 20
Bolts
Cut to length
Corner Blocks add
strength
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Massive bottom
rail web for
superior strength
(4) 10-24 X ¾” self
threading FHMS secure
corner block to
horizontal rail
Anatomy of a more durable door
Door Panel Construction
 Horton-Exclusive Corner Block Design
Four 10-24 bolts
secure corner
block to
horizontal rail
Two Grade 8, 1/4-20
bolts secure corner
block to vertical rail
Concave steel
backup plate
engineered as built-in
self locking device for
Grade 8 bolts
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Competitive Comparison
Horton Corner Block Panel
Mass-Produced Thru Bolt
Corner
Block
Vertical
Wall
Steel Back Up Plate
Vertical Rail
Horizontal Rail
Concave steel back-up plate
engineered as built-in self locking
device for the Grade 8 Bolts
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Muntin
Thin steel
¼” Flimsy thru
stamping hold
bolts
rods Bottom rail
Competitive Comparison
Mass-Produced Thru Bolt
Tapping plate / block
located inside vertical
interlock rail
Holes drilled in vertical rail
for rod adjustment and
filled with plastic plug
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Competitive Comparison
Thru Bolt Construction
After Wear at Installation
Rails Can Twist and Misalign
Panel Becomes Damaged
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Automatic Folding Doors
FoldingAccess® Series 4-4200
 Ideal for commercial and hospital applications
 Maximizes door opening in narrow corridors
 Heavy-duty Series 4000 operator
 6” x 6” header
 Meets emergency egress requirements
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Automatic Folding Doors
Door Types
Fold-in Types
Folds to interior and
breaks away to
exterior
Fold-out Types
Folds and breaks
away to exterior.
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Automatic Folding Doors
Design Options
Electromagnetic Locks
Hold panels in locked
positions under normal
conditions with 1000
lbs. min. force.
Flush Panic Bar
(Horton Exclusive)
Depressed panic bar
releases magnetic
lock and allows
panel to breakout
90° from any point of
travel.
Interior View
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Swing Doors
Fully Automatic - governed by ANSI 156.10
 Typically Sensor Activated
 Require External Safety Devices
 Faster Opening Speeds Allowed
 Guide Rails Required Swing Side
Low Energy - governed By ANSI 156.19
 Typically “Knowing Act” Activated
 Less Costly than Full Automatic
 Slower Opening Speed
 No External Safety Devices Required
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Automatic Swing Doors
Operator Types
HD-Swing® Series 4000
 Heavy duty 1/8 HP motor
 Maximum-duty Quadracoil™ spring closing
(4 independent coil springs separated by
teflon discs and enclosed in spring box)
 6”x 6” side access header or 4 ½” x 6”
bottom access header
EasyAccess® Series 7000
 1/15 HP motor designed for low-energy
ADA handicap applications
 Spring closing
 6”x 6” or 4”x 6” side access headers
Both available in surface mount or
Overhead Concealed configurations
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Automatic Swing Doors
Mounting Types – Surface Mount
 All arm configurations available for both Series 4000 and 7000.
 Surface mount operators available in singles or pairs.
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Automatic Swing Doors
Mounting Types – Overhead Concealed
 Complete door package available for both Series 4000 and 7000.
 Overhead Concealed operators available in singles or pairs.
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Automatic Swing Doors
Overhead Concealed Power Arm Options
Direct Drive
 The operator output shaft connects to a concealed power arm in
the top web of the door.
 The power arm serves as the door top pivot.
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Automatic Swing Doors
Overhead Concealed Power Arm Options
Independent Pivot
 The operator output shaft connects to an arm that transmits power to the door
via a slide block connected to the arm.
 The power arm works in a track that is mounted in the top web of the door. The
door pivot is independent of the operator
 Allows for operator maintenance without removing the door panel.
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Automatic Swing Doors
Operator Options
HD-Swing® Series 4000LE
 Combines heavy duty features of Series 4000 with low energy
functionality of Series 7000
 Heavy duty 1/8 HP motor
 Maximum-duty Quadracoil™ spring closing
 Slower opening speed
 “Knowing Act” activation
 No external safety devices required
 6”x 6” side access header or
4 ½”x 6” bottom access header
 Surface mounted or overhead concealed
 Singles or pairs
Designed for Low Energy ADA Applications
of Large and/or High Traffic doors.
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Automatic Swing Doors
Operator Options
Fire Door Surface Mount Operators Series 7900, 4900 or 4900LE
 Operator equipped with U.L. approved "Fire Exit Hardware" type GXHX
as found in the U.L. Building Materials Directory.
 Required U.L. equipment supplied by others includes door, frame,
hinges, automatic fire detectors or central alarm control
 Rated equipment must comply with NFPA 101 & NFPA 80 Fire Door
Requirements.
 Fire exit hardware latches the door
closed to contain the fire or smoke and
prevent it from spreading to other areas
of the
 6”x 6” or 4”x 6” side access header
 Singles or pairs
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Automatic Swing Doors
Operator Options
Fire Door Package Series 4900DP or 4900DP-LE
with Overhead Concealed Operators
 INDUSTRY FIRST - Complete fire rated system that includes door, exit
device and concealed heavy duty automatic operator.
 Heavy duty operator concealed within steel header.
 18-gauge hollow metal door panel, honeycomb or steel stiffened
core with up to 3 hour rating
 Low-profile push bar resists abuse
and maximizes opening
 Heavy duty pinned continuous hinge
 Full power or low energy operation
 Singles, pairs or double-egress
Designed for high traffic entrances that
must meet building, fire, and safety codes.
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Automatic Swing Doors
Operator Options
Pneumatic – Series 5100 Surface Mount
 Ideal for Pharmaceutical, Clean Room and Industrial applications
 Requires clean air source to operate
 Can be made explosion proof by
 Mounting all electronics in non-hazardous area
 Using intrinsically safe module switching devices
 All pneumatic control and switching devices
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