No-oven, no-autoclave (NONA) composite processing was used to fabricate over seventy composite components in a three-week period for an emergency response part fabrication effort. The exothermic, self-curing NONA cure process was shown to be repeatable and reproducible throughout the fabrication effort as measured by peak temperatures and time between peak temperatures. Laminate thickness and resin content of cured parts also showed good consistency. The fabricated parts were assembled into a final structure that met the designed performance requirements and allowed for mission completion. This effort demonstrates the process and property consistency that can be achieved with NONA composite processing.
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