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, 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:   August 9, 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.