EXHIBIT 32


                                    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  quarterly  report of ESCO  Technologies  Inc. (the
"Company")  on Form 10-Q for the period  ended  June 30,  2005 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),  we, V. L.
Richey, Jr., Chief Executive Officer of the Company,  and G. E. Muenster,  Chief
Financial  Officer  of the  Company,  certify,  to the  best  of our  knowledge,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002, that:

     (1)  The Report 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 the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
          material respects,  the financial  condition and results of operations
          of the Company.




         Dated:   August 9, 2005
                                       /s/ V.L. Richey, Jr.
                                       V.L. Richey, Jr.
                                       Chief Executive Officer
                                       ESCO Technologies Inc.

                                       /s/ G.E. Muenster
                                       G.E. Muenster
                                       Chief Financial Officer
                                       ESCO Technologies Inc.