Zweiseitige Doppeldrahtzwirnmaschine

A multispindle double twist twisting machine having twisting spindles arranged in rows on either side of an elongated, vertically positioned drive housing which substantially encloses the driven elements of the twisting spindles and contains drive means to rotate said spindles, preferably including a tensioned belt entrained over rollers on a common drive shaft, the spindles extending substantially horizontally outwardly from the housing and associated with a corresponding number of winding means arranged in similar rows above or below the spindles with a preliminary drawoff means including a common rotatable shaft which is preferably located at about the same level as the row of winding means furthest removed from the spindles. The enclosed drive housing for the spindles is advantageously of soundproof construction with means for circulating cooling air therethrough, thereby providing a compact, efficient and more quietly operated two-sided double twist twisting machine.