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Leadership & Technical Governance.

KEYNOH is governed by engineers who understand the practical realities of plant operation, high-temperature thermal processing, sanitary hygiene, and industrial automation.

Direct Technical Governance

Executive Leadership

Bridging corporate strategy, Lean Six Sigma manufacturing rigor, and hands-on automation commissioning with single-point accountability.

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🇳🇿 🇱🇰Auckland, NZ · Colombo, SL
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DANITH AMARATUNGA

Managing Director

Executive Strategy & Plant Governance

B.Sc.Eng (Hons)Chartered Engineer (C-Eng)CLSSBB (Black Belt)MBADBA Candidate

“Understand the complete operational problem, identify system constraints, engineer robust solutions, and guarantee operating profitability through Lean Six Sigma rigor.”

Danith Amaratunga leads KEYNOH with a manufacturing-centered engineering philosophy: bridging technical process design, capital expenditure efficiency, and long-term operating profitability.

As a Chartered Engineer (C-Eng) and Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (CLSSBB) with executive business administration training (MBA, DBA Candidate), he has spearheaded industrial modernization and international machinery procurement initiatives across dairy, edible oils, coconut processing, and packaging lines.

Core Competencies & Mandate

Process Engineering Strategy

Capacity scaling, mass-energy balances & operational yield design

Lean Six Sigma Optimization

Constraint elimination, waste reduction & OEE elevation (CLSSBB)

CapEx & ROI Modeling

Lifecycle costing, payback forecasting & techno-economic feasibility

Global Sourcing & FAT

Vendor qualification, factory acceptance testing & procurement oversight

Direct Executive Accountability
Consult on Plant Strategy
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🇱🇰Colombo, Sri Lanka
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KEYON AMARATUNGE

Chief Engineer

Technical Architecture & Turnkey Delivery

B.Sc. Mechanical EngAutomation & PLC / SCADASanitary ASME / 3-ATurnkey Plant Execution

“Zero-defect commissioning: ensuring mechanical skids, sanitary piping, thermal loops, and PLC automation operate as a single, perfectly synchronized production line.”

Keyon Amaratunge directs KEYNOH's core engineering, technical development, equipment evaluation, and turnkey project integration activities across all manufacturing sectors.

With deep hands-on expertise in sanitary piping, thermal process skids, high-speed packaging monoblocks, and PLC/SCADA control architectures, Keyon personally oversees site readiness, sanitary welding audits, dry/wet commissioning runs, and operator training protocols to ensure flawless handovers.

Core Competencies & Mandate

P&ID & Mechanical CAD

3D skid modeling, isometric spooling & sanitary piping layouts

PLC / HMI / SCADA Controls

Rockwell, Siemens & Omron sequencing with safety interlocks

Sanitary Vessel Validation

ASME BPE & 3-A Sanitary standard compliance & pressure vessel testing

Field SAT & Commissioning

On-site dry/wet testing, FAT/SAT sign-offs & operator training

Direct Executive Accountability
Consult on Technical Specs
Interdisciplinary Strength

Multi-Disciplinary Engineering Council

Industrial machinery requires tight synchronization across mechanical, chemical, electrical, and quality assurance disciplines.

Process & Chemical Engineering

Mass and energy balances, fluid dynamics, thermal profiling, dehydration curves, and reaction vessel thermodynamics.

Mechanical & Piping Design

3D CAD modeling, sanitary clamp and flanged piping layouts, stress analysis, self-draining slopes, and pump sizing.

Electrical & Industrial Automation

Rockwell, Siemens, and Omron PLC architectures, safety interlocks, variable frequency drive staging, and telemetry.

Sanitary Validation & Food Safety

CIP/SIP design, 3-A Sanitary standard adherence, EHEDG crevice-free geometries, and FDA contact material qualification.

Direct Executive Interface

Discuss complex process requirements directly with leadership.

Connect directly with Managing Director Danith Amaratunga or Chief Engineer Keyon Amaratunge to scope new plants, retrofits, or equipment evaluations.

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