The corporation Linden Comansa was originally referred to as "Imausa." During the early parts of the 1960s, they started their activities as jig and tool manufacturers. The company began 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 sophisticated machine tools, jigs and various kinds of tools for both external and in-house applications. The company even specialized in making pre-fabricated steel structures especially 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 globe's biggest tourism magnets. This mass expansion of course brought a parallel demand for schools, housing and hospitals amongst other things. The corporation became extremely busy, really fast.
Production
The very first cranes that were produced were simple, saddle-jib cranes. They were mostly suited to the building methods during 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 which exceed the 900 metric ton capacity. There is currently design and manufacturing facilities which permit the development and production of more incredible and even larger machinery.
There are some specific advantages offered by the unique Linden 8000 Modular System crane, which made it a logical addition to the range Linden Comansa offered to customers all over the globe. These customers all over the globe have bought around 12,000 Linden Comansa cranes in addition to the roughly 6000 equipments manufactured within Sweden by Linden-Alimak. These other cranes were manufactured prior to the acquisition of the world-wide manufacturing and selling rights of this particular modular system.