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EXHIBIT 99.1

Certification of Periodic Financial Reports
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

        Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Allied Motion Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") certifies to his knowledge that:

(1)

The Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the six month fiscal period ended December 31, 2002 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 that Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: March 31, 2003 /s/  RICHARD D. SMITH Richard D. Smith
Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT 99.1