The corporation Linden Comansa was initially referred to as "Imausa." During the early 1960s, they began their activities as jig and tool makers. The company began supplying mainly the bigger sub-contractors to the then booming automotive business
There was a strong industrial expansion in Spain during that same time. This period saw Imausa making more sophisticated machine tools, jigs and various types of tools for both external and in-house applications. The company even specialized in manufacturing pre-fabricated steel structures specially for industrial buildings.
Imausa's initiation into the crane market was an almost inevitable if not logical step. The Spanish tourist industry exploded to rapidly become one of the globe's largest tourism magnets. This mass expansion of course brought a parallel demand for hospitals, schools and housing among other things. The company became really busy, very fast.
Production
The first cranes that were made were saddle-jib, simple cranes. They were mainly suited to the building methods during that particular time. The first crane model eventually grew into a range of cranes with a capacity ranging from 12 to 42 metric-tons.
Linden Comansa saddle-jib cranes had already met the 200 metric-ton barrier by the early 1970s. Linden Comansa has surpassed the standard and has continued to design and engineer cranes that exceed the 900 metric ton capacity. There is presently design and manufacturing facilities that allow the development and production of even larger and more incredible machines.
There are some particular advantages offered by the unique Linden 8000 Modular System crane, that made it a logical addition to the range Linden Comansa provided to customers all around the world. These global customers have bought approximately 12,000 Linden Comansa cranes in addition to the roughly 6000 equipments manufactured in Sweden by Linden-Alimak. These other cranes were made prior to the acquisition of the world-wide manufacturing and selling rights of this specific modular system.