AstroNova (ALOT) 10-K 2005 FY Annual report

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Astro-Med, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the year ending January 31, 2005, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned Chairman and Chief Executive Officer hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(a) the Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(b) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated this 20^th day of April, 2005.

/s/    ALBERT W. ONDIS

Albert W. Ondis

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Astro-Med, Inc. and will be retained by Astro-Med, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.