EXHIBIT 32.1

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 Annual Report of Roper Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2003, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Brian D. Jellison, Chief Executive Officer of the Company certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to such officer’s knowledge:

    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 results of operations of the Company.

This certificate is being made for the exclusive purpose of compliance by the Chief Financial Officer of the Company with the requirements of Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and may not be disclosed, distributed or used by any person or for any reason other than specifically required by law.

March 15, 2005	/s/ Brian D. Jellison
	Brian D. Jellison
	President and Chief Executive Officer