DOBOY MERLIN FLOW WRAPPER WITH INTEGRATED CODING SYSTEM
DAG Asset ID: AKDI-WRP-0007
DAG Certificate ID: DAG-2026-0103
Manufacturer: Doboy
Model: Merlin
Asset Type: Horizontal Flow Wrapper Packaging System
Location: American Kitchen Delights, Inc., 15320 Cooper Avenue, Harvey, Illinois 60426
Verification Status: Physically Inspected, Photographed, Previously Installed, and Verified as Prior Active Backup Production Equipment
Category: Packaging Equipment
Customer Program Supported:
Primary: American Country Breakfast Bowls
Secondary: Frozen Foods / Prepared Meal Packaging Operations
Manufacturer Details
Doboy industrial horizontal flow wrapper packaging system designed for automated film wrapping and sealed food packaging operations within commercial manufacturing environments.
Asset Type
Automated horizontal flow wrapping and sealing machine designed for continuous-feed packaging applications with integrated conveyor feed, discharge, and coding systems.
Asset Overview
This Doboy Merlin flow wrapper is an industrial packaging system previously installed and maintained within the AKDI production environment as an active backup production packaging unit.
The system includes stainless steel conveyor assemblies, wrapping and sealing components, integrated drive systems, and package coding/printing functionality suitable for commercial food manufacturing operations.
The machine was utilized to support packaged food production applications and remains preserved in protected storage condition pending recommissioning and future production deployment.
Technical Specifications
Manufacturer: Doboy
Model: Merlin
Configuration: Horizontal flow wrapper system
Construction: Food-grade industrial construction with stainless steel conveyor surfaces
Operation: Automated wrapping and sealing system
Integrated Systems: Conveyor feed, wrapping assembly, sealing section, coding/printing attachment
Mobility: Industrial frame-mounted configuration
Application Type: Continuous production food packaging operations
Functional Description
The system automates product feeding, film wrapping, sealing, coding, and discharge into finished retail-ready packaging. Products are conveyed through the wrapping section where packaging film is formed and sealed around the product during continuous operation.
The integrated coding and printing system supports date coding, lot coding, and production identification marking directly onto packaging materials during manufacturing operations.
Condition & Verification Status
Asset was previously installed and maintained as an active backup production flow wrapper system within the AKDI manufacturing environment prior to storage. Unit appears structurally complete and production-capable based upon physical inspection and verified installation history.
Conveyor assemblies, wrapping head, drive systems, controls, support components, and integrated coding equipment appear intact and preserved in protected storage condition pending recommissioning.
Condition Classification: Good Operational Industrial Condition – Previously Installed Active Backup Production Unit
Maintenance & Service History
This asset was maintained as part of the American Kitchen Delights, Inc. production equipment environment and utilized as backup operational packaging equipment supporting production continuity requirements.
Routine maintenance and operational servicing were reportedly performed during installed service life as part of standard production maintenance practices.
Use Case Applications
Frozen food packaging
Prepared meal packaging
Breakfast bowl packaging
Retail consumer packaged goods
Automated package sealing operations
Co-manufacturing packaging operations
Backup production packaging support
Location & Ownership
Located at American Kitchen Delights, Inc.
15320 Cooper Avenue
Harvey, Illinois 60426
Ownership: American Kitchen Delights, Inc.
Valuation Reference
FMV: $10,000 – $22,000
OLV: $5,000 – $10,000
FLV: $3,000 – $6,000
Valuation Disclaimer
Valuation ranges provided herein represent good faith estimates based on observed condition, installed production history, comparable secondary market equipment data, replacement cost considerations, and industry experience. These values are intended for general reference purposes only and do not constitute a formal USPAP-certified appraisal.
Actual market value may vary based on operational condition, configuration, recommissioning requirements, tooling, market demand, and purchaser inspection. DuFort Advisory Group LLC assumes no liability for reliance upon these estimated values.
DAG Verification Statement
This asset has been physically inspected, photographed, documented, and entered into the DAG Asset Registry System based upon observed condition, installed production history, and manufacturer identification markings.
Operational status reflects prior installed production use as represented during inspection; future performance and production suitability remain subject to recommissioning, operational testing, and purchaser verification.
Verified, Documented, and Registered by DuFort Advisory Group LLC under the DAG Asset Registry System
