Paper machine with a fabric guiding equipment

A fabric guiding equipment for a paper machine having rolls, has vertical bracket and nip guard that form an integrated sheet-metal construction. A fabric guiding equipment for a paper machine having fabric (10) having rolls, comprises: (a) a stand (19) attached to the paper machine frame; (b) a nip guard (26) in the stand at the gaps formed by the roll and fabric; (c) a transfer base (20) movably adapted to the stand; (d) transfer equipment (22) for moving the transfer base in relation to the stand; (e) edge detector(s) (23) for the roll, arranged on the opposite side of the fabric, for determining the fabric position in the axial direction of the roll; and (f) a vertical bracket (25) arranged to the stand for the edge detector. The roll end supported by the equipment is set according to the edge detector by means of the transfer equipment for keeping a desired fabric position at the rolls. The vertical bracket and the nip guard form an integrated sheet-metal construction.