EXHIBIT 32.1


                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                                   AS ADDED BY
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Intermagnetics General Corporation
(the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending November 28, 2004 as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),
I, Glenn H. Epstein, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as added by ss. 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 result of
                  operations of the Company.


/s/ Glenn H. Epstein*
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Glenn H. Epstein
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
January 7, 2005

* These certifications are being furnished as required by Rule 13a-14(b) under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and Section 1350 of
Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code, and shall not be deemed
"filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to
the liability of that Section. These certifications shall not be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or
the Exchange Act, except as otherwise stated in such filing.






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