Linden Comansa was a corporation which started manufacturing jig and tool in the early 1960s. They went by the name "Imausa". The company began supplying mainly the larger sub-contractors to the then booming automotive business
Around that same time, there was a strong industrial expansion in Spain. This period saw Imausa making more sophisticated machine tools, jigs and various types of tools for both external and in-house applications. The corporation also specialized in making pre-fabricated steel structures especially for industrial buildings.
The company's most logical and next step was into the crane market. The Spanish tourist business exploded to rapidly become one of the globe's largest tourism magnets. This mass expansion of course brought a parallel demand for hospitals, schools and housing among other things. The company became really busy, really fast.
Production
The very first cranes that were manufactured were simple, saddle-jib 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 that exceed the 900 metric ton capacity. There is currently design and manufacturing facilities that allow the production and development of more incredible and even larger machines.
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 clients all around the world. These customers all around the world have purchased approximately 12,000 Linden Comansa cranes in addition to the approximately 6000 machines manufactured within Sweden by Linden-Alimak. These various other cranes were manufactured prior to the acquisition of the world-wide manufacturing and selling rights of this particular modular system.