This document provides recommended practices for process qualification of metal production parts produced with the powder bed fusion by laser beam process (PBF-LB/M). This document covers only process qualification issues directly related to the AM equipment and does not cover feedstock qualification or post processing beyond powder removal. This guideline addresses IQ, OQ, and PQ issues directly related to the AM machine and connected equipment. Physical facility, personnel, process and material issues are only included to the extent necessary to support machine qualification.