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  March 31, 2006 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:   May 10, 2006
                                       /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.