EXHIBIT 32.2


                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
            SECTION 1350, CHAPTER 63 OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



Pursuant to Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned, as
Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of BTU
International, Inc. (the "Company"), does hereby certify that to his knowledge:

     3)   the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period
          ended September 28, 2003 (the "Report") fully complies with the
          requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
          of 1934; and

     4)   the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
          material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
          of the Company for the periods covered by the Report.




                                    /s/ Thomas P. Kealy
                                    --------------------------------------------
                                    Thomas P. Kealy
                                    Vice President, Corporate Controller
                                    and Chief Accounting Officer (principal
                                    financial and accounting officer)


Dated:  November 12, 2003