EXHIBIT 32.1

                             TRANS-INDUSTRIES, INC.

                        CERTIFICATION OF CEO 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 on Form 10-K of Trans-Industries, Inc. (the
"Company") for the annual period ended December 31, 2004 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), Dale S.
Coenen, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes--Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of his knowledge:

(1)      The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
          15(b) 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.


/s/ Dale S. Coenen
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Name: Dale S. Coenen
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Date: November 12, 2004


This certification accompanies the Report pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes--Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of
Paragraph 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.