The corporation Linden Comansa was originally referred to as "Imausa." During 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 in Spain during that same time. This period saw Imausa making more sophisticated jigs, machine tools and different types of tools for both in-house and external use. Furthermore, the corporation specialized in manufacturing pre-fabricated steel structures particularly for industrial buildings.
The company's most logical and next step was into the crane market. The Spanish tourist industry exploded to rapidly become one of the biggest tourism magnets within the world. This mass expansion of course brought a parallel demand for hospitals, schools and housing amongst various other things. The company became extremely busy, really fast.
Production
The first cranes that were produced were saddle-jib, simple cranes. They were mainly suited to the building methods during that specific time. The very 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 exceed the 900 metric ton capacity. There is currently design and manufacturing facilities which permit the development and production of more incredible and even bigger machinery.
There are some particular advantages provided 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 customers all over the globe have purchased about 12,000 Linden Comansa cranes in addition to the roughly 6000 machinery made within Sweden by Linden-Alimak. These other cranes were made before the acquisition of the world-wide manufacturing and selling rights of this particular modular system.