Designed with the smallest header in the industry, the Profiler® 2000B elite is the preferred sliding door amongst architects. The system is available in non, partial, and full breakout configurations and is engineered with the smallest header in the industry.
Slide operation is accomplished through 1/8 HP motor working with worm gear transmission and 1800 RPM with 1/2" steel reinforced nylon drive belt that attaches to door hangers and an idler pulley. This design allows for a smaller header profile with a flush installation to 4" jambs.
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.