Misumi USA, Inc. (Schaumburg, IL) announces new line of angular bearings with housings used to support heavy thrust loads in combinations with radial loads in the same application. These new RoHS-compliant products include double, back-to-back, pilot extension and deep groove style bearings, as well as single-groove styles. The types of bearings and their features include:

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