EXHIBIT 32.2

                                  CERTIFICATION
            PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
           (SECTION 1350, CHAPTER 63 OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE)

      Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Section 1350,
Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code), I, Peter S. Hellman, Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of Nordson Corporation,
an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), do hereby certify that:

      1. The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 30,
2005 of the Company (the "Form 10-Q") fully complies with the requirements of
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

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

Dated:  March 7, 2005                   /s/ Peter S. Hellman
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                                        Peter S. Hellman
                                        President, Chief Financial and
                                        Administrative Officer