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                                                                    EXHIBIT 31.2



                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
      AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
                            RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)

I, Michael K. Burke, certify that:

       1.    I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Intermagnetics
             General Corp. ("the Registrant");

       2.    Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any
             untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
             fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
             circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading
             with respect to the period covered by this annual report;

       3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
             financial information included in this annual report, fairly
             present in all material respects the financial condition, results
             of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the
             periods presented in this annual report;

       4.    The Registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
             establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
             defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal
             control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
             13a-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:

                 a.  designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused
                     such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed
                     under our supervision, to ensure that material information
                     relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated
                     subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
                     entities, particularly during the period in which this
                     annual report is being prepared;

                 b.  designed such internal control over financial reporting, or
                     caused such internal control over financial reporting to be
                     designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable
                     assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting
                     and the preparation of financial statements for external
                     purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
                     principles;

                 c.  evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant's disclosure
                     controls and procedures and presented in this annual report
                     our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
                     controls and procedures, as of the end of the period
                     covered by this annual report based on such evaluation; and

                 d.  disclosed in this annual report any change in the
                     Registrant's internal control over financial reporting that
                     occurred during the Registrant's most recent fiscal quarter
                     (the Registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an
                     annual report) that has materially affected, or is
                     reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's
                     internal control over financial reporting; and

       5.    The Registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed,
             based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over
             financial reporting, to the Registrant's auditors and the audit
             committee of the Registrant's board of directors:

                 a.  All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the
                     design or operation of internal control over financial
                     reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect
                     the Registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and
                     report financial information; and

                 b.  Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
                     management or other employees who have a significant role
                     in the Registrant's internal control over financial
                     reporting.

Dated: August 12, 2005

                                      /s/Michael K. Burke
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                                      Michael K. Burke
                                      Executive Vice President and
                                      Chief Financial Officer