Allient (ALNT) 10-K 2009 FY Annual report

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Exhibit 32.1

Certification of Periodic Financial Reports
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

        Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Allied Motion Technologies Inc. (the "Company") certifies to his knowledge that:

(1)

The Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2009 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13 (a) or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and



(2)

The information contained in that Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: March 17, 2010 /s/ RICHARD S. WARZALA
Richard S. Warzala
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

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Certification of Periodic Financial Reports Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350