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 annual report of ESCO Technologies Inc. (the
"Company") on Form 10-K for the period ended September 30, 2003 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), we, V.
L. Richey, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and G. E.
Muenster, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, to
the best of our knowledge, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 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: December 23, 2003
                                                  (s) V.L. Richey, Jr.
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                                                     V.L. Richey, Jr.
                                            Chairman and Chief Executive Officer


                                                     (s) G.E. Muenster
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                                                       G.E. Muenster
                                                  Vice President and Chief
                                                      Financial Officer