The corporation Linden Comansa was originally referred to as "Imausa." In the early parts of the 1960s, they began their activities as jig and tool makers. The company began supplying mostly the bigger 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 various kinds of tools for both in-house and external use. The corporation also specialized in making 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 business exploded to soon become one of the biggest tourism magnets within the world. This mass expansion of course brought a parallel demand for housing, hospitals and schools amongst different other things. The company became really busy, very fast.
Production
The very first cranes that were made were simple, saddle-jib cranes. They were mostly suited to the building methods at that specific time. The first crane model eventually grew into a range of cranes with a capacity ranging from 12 to 42 metric-tons.
By the early 1970s, Linden Comansa saddle-jib cranes had already met the 200 metric-ton barrier. Linden Comansa has surpassed the standard and has continued to engineer and design cranes that exceed the 900 metric ton capacity. There is currently manufacturing and design facilities that allow the production and development of even bigger and more incredible equipments.
There are some specific 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 over the globe. These global customers have bought approximately 12,000 Linden Comansa cranes in addition to the approximately 6000 machines 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 particular modular system.