EXHIBIT 32.2

                                  AMETEK, INC.

                            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 AMETEK, Inc. (the "Company") on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, John J. Molinelli,
Executive Vice-President - Chief Financial 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:

(a)      The Report fully complies with Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
         Exchange Act of 1934; and

(b)      The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
         material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
         the Company.

/s/ John J. Molinelli
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John J. Molinelli
Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer

Date: August 7, 2003

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