Exhibit 32.1

     CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


I, Robert G. Ruhlman, President and Chief Executive Officer, of Preformed Line
Products (the "Company"), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that:

     1)   The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended
          September 30, 2003 which this certification accompanies 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.



November 10, 2003                     /s/ Robert G. Ruhlman
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                                          Robert G. Ruhlman
                                          President and Chief Executive Officer
                                          (Principal Executive Officer)




A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to Preformed Line Products Company and will be retained by Preformed
Line Products Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or
its staff upon request.