EXHIBIT 32.1
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                      Chief Executive Officer 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 quarterly report of Prab, Inc. (the "Company") on
Form 10-QSB (the "Form 10-QSB") for the period ended July 31, 2003 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, I, Gary A. Herder,
the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

     1.   The Form 10-QSB fully complies with the  requirements of Section 13(a)
          or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934 (15  U.S.C.  78m or
          78o(d)); and

     2.   The information  contained in the Form 10-QSB fairly presents,  in all
          material respects,  the financial  condition and results of operations
          of the Company.


Date:  September 12, 2003


                                /s/ Gary A. Herder
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                                Gary A. Herder, Chief Executive Officer


This certification accompanies the Periodic Report pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for the purposes
of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other
document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that
appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement
required by Section 906, has been provided to Prab, Inc. and will be retained by
Prab, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff
upon request.


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