Innovative Products for the Automatic Door Industry
Automated Door Solutions manufactures innovative and problem-solving products for the high energy and low energy pedestrian automatic door industry. Our primary products bring solutions to the challenge of automating new and existing swing doors.
A Leader in the Industry
Though reintroduced in January 2009, Automated Door Solutions by La Force, A.D.S., has a lengthy history in the door, frame, hardware and pedestrian automatic door industry. The La Force Family has been personally active and involved in Division 8 representation, distribution and manufacturing for over fifty years. With the La Force Family designs, we’ve been successfully manufacturing “The Original” In the Floor and Under the Floor automatic operator kit and accessories since 1984.
About Us
Automated Door Solutions invites you to compare our product hi-lights against our competitors’. When side-by-side, you’ll find that there really is no comparison!
ADS Products Are Used in:
- Historical Buildings Requiring ADA Compatibility Where, Due to Esthetics and/or
- Preservation, Conventional Overhead Automatic Operators May Not be Permitted or Mounted
- Arched Doors and Door Frames
- All Glass Frameless Storefronts With Patch Pivots
- Wrought Iron Gates and Frames
- Architecturally Esthetic Solid Wood Doors and Frames
- Center Line, Center Pivoted, Oversized Floor to Ceiling Room Partitions
Manufactured Since 1984
Over 30 Years of Product Experience, Research and Development
Strongest Most Durable Design on the Market
- 12 Gauge Galvannealed Steel, Welded and Powder Coated Operator Housing
- Structurally Integrated and Welded End Caps
- Structurally Bolted, Paired Operator Housing(s)
- Powder Coated or Plated Internal Componentry
- 1” Diameter Output Shaft
- Three Output Shaft Bearings (Two Flange and One Thrust)
- #40 Drive Chain and Sprocket Assembly
- Support Doors Up to 1500 lbs. or More
One Stop Service
4440-S Utilizes New (not converted or rebuilt) O.E.M. “Off the Shelf” Horton Side Load 4100 Operator and Standard C-4190 Control
Flexibility & Cost Savings
ADS Offers a Less Expensive Problem Solving Alternative to Our In-the-Floor Products Should Field Conditions Permit. If the Proposed Location has a Floor or Basement Directly Below the Door Opening, We Offer Our 4400-U, Under-the-Floor Operator Kit.







