EXHIBIT 32.2

                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 on Form 10-K of EDAC Technologies
Corporation (the "Company") for the period ended January 3, 2004, as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the
undersigned, Glenn L. Purple, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby
certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, 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: March 9, 2004                             /s/ Glenn L. Purple
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                                                        Glenn L. Purple
                                                        Chief Financial Officer

         A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has
been provided to EDAC Technologies Corporation and will be retained by EDAC
Technologies Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission
or its staff upon request