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In 1966, 

Bob Bowlin began his long, successful engineering career specializing in unique design/build projects for the food processing industries.

With fathers such as Erv Zuber and Joe Bowlin, Bob and Loene were born into the business of providing equipment to processors. As early as 1960, after graduating from Rice University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, one of Bob's first projects was designing and building the first self-supporting meat rails for use with the new lightweight foam coolers.

Other early projects completed by Bowlin included the first cattle knocking pen with head restraint, drop bottom hog traps, scalder dehairers, the elevating offal car, and an explosive sizing process to build stainless stuffer tanks.

Hog Dehairer designed & built by Bowlin/Leland Southwest

During the following decade, he built meat plants across Texas, including plants at several university meat labs such as Sul Rose State and Tarleton State University. The best known Bowlin designed along with his father-in-law, Erv, was Fischer's Meat Market in Muenster, Texas. The Fischer Meat Plant, completed in 1972, 

Fischer Meat Market while under construction in 1971.

was the first federally approved small meat plant in the country. Following the plant's completion, Bob and Erv produced the film, Federal Procedures for Slaughtering in Small Plants, which became the USDA training film for all USDA inspectors.

Bob Bowlin with Tom and Janet the morning the Dewigs were featured on the front page of the Wall Street Journal.

In 1981, The Double Action™  

Leland Southwest mixer was founded and the Double Action™ Mixer design was unlike any on the market which allowed a safe and efficient way to mix industrial food product.

 Paul Bowlin with the new 1200 lb. Double Action™ Mixer, which he and Bob designed. 

Leland Southwest quickly become the industry's familiar name for the manufacturing of food processing equipment. 

Leland Southwest Double Action™ Mixers at a Food Processing Show.

Leland Southwest went forward and in 1992 Leland Southwest sealed a new spin in the history of the industry.

VT Tumbler line designed & built by Leland Southwest

Leland Southwest was not limited to mixers, other Leland Southwest products were later design such as the Vacuum Tumbler equipment line, Hydraulic mix & fill systems, hoppers, and specially systems to move product from our mixer to assembly lines to be packaged.  

Hopper, specially accessory, designed & built by Leland Southwest

Leland Southwest has worked hard over the years to please our customers from the design of the bar lid, mix & fill systems to complete specially orders for different processing equipment & accessories. 

Leland Southwest prepares for shipping of three specially design hydraulic mix & fill machines.