Kobelco machine among top 50

CAROL STREAM -- Better Roads magazine named the Acera Mark 8 excavator in its 50 Top Rollouts list for 2007. The excavator is made by Kobelco Construction Machinery America, which said its enhanced speed and power has made it one of the most significant new products introduced to highway and bridge workers this past year. The machine features 150 horsepower, six-cylinder, direct-injected diesel engine with intercooler turbocharger.