The company Linden Comansa was initially referred to as "Imausa." In the early 1960s, they started their activities as tool and jig makers. The company started out supplying mainly the larger sub-contractors to the then booming automotive business
There was a strong industrial expansion within Spain during that same time. This period saw Imausa making more advanced jigs, machine tools and other tools for both in-house and external use. Also, the corporation specialized in manufacturing pre-fabricated steel structures particularly for industrial buildings.
Imausa's initiation into the crane market was an almost inevitable if not logical step. The Spanish tourist business exploded to rapidly become one of the world's largest tourism magnets. This mass expansion of course brought a parallel demand for hospitals, schools and housing among other things. The corporation became very busy, really fast.
Production
The very first cranes that were manufactured were simple, saddle-jib cranes. They were mainly suitable to the building methods at that particular time. The first crane model eventually grew into a variety 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 surpass the 900 metric ton capacity. There is currently design and manufacturing facilities which permit the development and production of more incredible and even bigger machines.
The unique Linden 8000 Modular System crane provides several specific benefits that has made it a popular machinery for Linden Comansa customers all over the world. These customers all over the world have purchased around 12,000 Linden Comansa cranes in addition to the approximately 6000 machines made within Sweden by Linden-Alimak. These other cranes were made before the acquisition of the world-wide selling and manufacturing rights of this specific modular system.