The corporation Linden Comansa was originally referred to as "Imausa." In the early parts of the 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 in Spain during that same time. This period saw Imausa making more advanced machine tools, jigs and various kinds of tools for both external and in-house applications. The company even specialized in manufacturing pre-fabricated steel structures specially for industrial buildings.
The company's most logical and next step was into the crane market. The Spanish tourist business exploded to soon become amongst the largest tourism magnets in the world. This mass expansion of course brought a parallel demand for schools, housing and hospitals among various other things. The corporation became very busy, really fast.
Production
The very first cranes that were produced were saddle-jib, simple cranes. They were mainly suited to the building methods during that specific 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 which surpass the 900 metric ton capacity. There is currently manufacturing and design facilities that permit the development and production of even bigger and more spectacular machinery.
The unique Linden 8000 Modular System crane provides some specific benefits that has made it a popular machinery for Linden Comansa customers all around the world. These global customers have purchased approximately 12,000 Linden Comansa cranes in addition to the approximately 6000 machines made 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 specific modular system.