SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              Washington, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       Pursuant to Section 13 of 15(d) of

                       The Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                           BOWLES FLUIDICS CORPORATION
                             A Maryland Corporation
                              SEC File No. 2-37706
                           Employer ID No. 52-0741762
                                6625 Dobbin Road
                            Columbia, Maryland 21045
                                 (410) 381-0400


Item      1. It is with  regret  that  we  inform  the  Stockholders  of  Bowles
          Fluidics  Corporation of the death of William  Ewing,  Jr., on Friday,
          June 28, 1996. As a result of the death of William Ewing, Jr., control
          of the  corporation has passed to William Ewing III who, as Trustee of
          various  Ewing family  trusts,  controls the votes of more than 50% of
          the outstanding shares.

Item      5. By formal action of the Board at their meeting today, William Ewing
          III was unanimously  elected Chairman of the Board to fill the vacancy
          left by his father's death.



          In addition,  Julian Lazrus, the Vice Chairman of the Board,  resigned
from the Board.


                                                 BOWLES FLUIDICS CORPORATION




                                                 Eleanor M. Kupris, Secretary
Date:  July 23, 1996