Exhibit 32.1

ASTRO-MED, INC.

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

Rule 13a-14(b) and

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 Astro-Med. Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending April 30, 2005 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the Date hereof (the “Report”), I, Albert W. Ondis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, certify, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 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 result of operations of the Company.

Date: June 2, 2005

/s/ A.W. Ondis

A.W. Ondis, Chairman

(Principal Executive Officer)

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