Abstract: There is a description of a device for the production of warp knitted fabrics which are being produced on one knitting machine having two separate and independent knitting areas. Each of the independent knitting area has at least one guide bar and at least one needle bar. The knitting areas are placed back-to-back so that the directions of the respective material pull-offs are outwardly from the machine away from each other. The needle bars and the guide bars are supported by a common machine frame which has been provided with a common drive serving both knitting areas. Thereby, a high productivity is obtained having a minimum of space and energy requirements and a low initial investment cost.