Horton Automatics launches online door training program

Horton Automatics has launched EasyLearn, an online training program for distributors, architects, facility managers and other commercial door professionals. The self-paced course ends with a certificate of completion and covers automatic and manual door systems, standards and best practices.

Why it matters: - EasyLearn gives commercial door professionals a structured way to build knowledge on automatic and manual door systems. - The program is designed to support safer, more informed decisions across design, specification, installation and maintenance. - Participants who finish the course can earn a certificate that may help demonstrate professional development.

What happened: - Horton Automatics launched EasyLearn, a new online training program for industry professionals. - The course is aimed at distributors, architects, facility managers and other commercial door professionals. - The program is self-paced and covers automatic and manual door technologies through 11 modules. - Horton Automatics says professionals can begin the course by visiting the EasyLearn course.

The details: - The 11 modules cover sliding doors, healthcare door systems, swinging and folding doors, revolving doors, activation and sensing technologies, ADA and universal design principles, ANSI standards, daily safety checks, and iSpecifyIt® and product selection resources. - The curriculum also introduces major commercial door categories, door operation concepts, power classes of automatic doors, accessibility considerations and relevant industry standards. - Participants who complete all 11 modules and pass the final assessment earn an EasyLearn Certificate of Completion. - The certificate recognizes expanded knowledge of commercial door systems, industry standards and best practices. - Horton Automatics is the premium access brand of Horton Pedestrian Access Solutions, a division of Overhead Door Corporation. - Horton Pedestrian Access Solutions has three manufacturing locations, multiple service locations and more than 200 distribution partners across North America. - The broader Horton brand portfolio includes Horton Automatics®, Won-Door™ and Door Services Corporation™. - Overhead Door Corporation is based in Lewisville, Texas, and serves residential, commercial, institutional and industrial applications. - Overhead Door Corporation operates through three divisions focused on vehicular, pedestrian and electronic access solutions. - The company serves more than 6,000 professional distribution partners. - Overhead Door Corporation says it invented the first upward-acting door in 1921, the first electric garage door opener in 1926 and the first automatic sliding door in 1954. - Overhead Door Corporation is a subsidiary of Sanwa Holdings Corporation of Tokyo, Japan.

Between the lines: - The launch extends Horton Automatics’ education offerings beyond products and into workforce training. - A certificate-backed course can help distributors and specifiers standardize product knowledge without formal classroom training. - The emphasis on accessibility, safety checks and standards suggests the program is built for day-to-day field use, not just general awareness.

What's next: - Industry professionals can start the course online now. - Horton Automatics is positioning EasyLearn as an ongoing educational resource for customers, distributors and partners throughout the building lifecycle. - The company may use the program to deepen engagement with specifiers and field teams as door standards and technologies continue to evolve.