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 of Gardner Denver, Inc. (the "Company")
on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2004, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I,
Helen W. Cornell, Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the
Company, certify, to the best of my knowledge, pursuant to Exchange Act Rule
13a-14(b) and 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.


                                              /s/ Helen W. Cornell
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                                                  Helen W. Cornell
                                                  Vice President, Finance and
                                                  Chief Financial Officer
                                                  Gardner Denver, Inc.
                                                  March 15, 2005