The company Linden Comansa was initially known as "Imausa." In the early 1960s, they began their activities as tool and jig manufacturers. The company began supplying mainly the bigger sub-contractors to the then booming automotive industry
There was a strong industrial expansion within Spain during that same time. This period saw Imausa making more sophisticated machine tools, jigs and other tools for both in-house and external applications. The company even specialized in making 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 soon become amongst the world's largest tourism magnets. This mass expansion of course brought a parallel demand for schools, housing and hospitals among other things. The corporation became really busy, very fast.
Production
The very first cranes that were made were simple, saddle-jib cranes. They were mainly suited to the building methods during that specific 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 exceed the 900 metric ton capacity. There is currently manufacturing and design facilities which allow the development and production of more incredible and even larger machines.
The unique Linden 8000 Modular System crane provides some particular advantages that has made it a popular equipment for Linden Comansa customers all over the globe. These global customers have bought around 12,000 Linden Comansa cranes in addition to the roughly 6000 equipments manufactured within Sweden by Linden-Alimak. These different other cranes were manufactured prior to the acquisition of the world-wide manufacturing and selling rights of this particular modular system.