Case Study · Aerospace

Ten orders in seven weeks for SpaceX

Built for SpaceX

Jul 2026 – Oct 2026

Key facts

The build at a glance

10 orders

Orders

Switchboards and main-tie-main lineups; panelboards and transformers supplied in the packages

Product

600A to 3000A switchboards; 225A and 400A panelboards

Amperage

480Y/277V and 208Y/120V

Voltage

Aluminum

Bus

NEMA 1 (indoor) on the sprint lineups and later orders

Enclosure

65 kAIC on the 480Y/277V boards

Interrupting rating

UL 891 low-voltage switchboards

Listing

Siemens 3WA and 3VA, LSIG with Dynamic Arc Flash Sentry on the sprint lineups

Breakers

20 days from deposit release to shipment for four lineups; an 800A board 37 days from order

Turnaround

Jurupa Valley, California

Built in

01 · Challenge

The challenge

Over seven weeks between July and September 2026, SpaceX placed 10 orders with DEI for facility work on the West Coast: switchboards from 600A to 3000A, panelboards and transformer packages. One order had to move on a six-week sprint from signed submittals, for gear quoted at 8–10 weeks as a standard lead time.

02 · Build

What DEI built

The switchboards are UL 891 low-voltage boards with aluminum bus and Siemens breakers; the 480Y/277V boards are rated 65 kAIC. The sprint order was four NEMA 1 indoor lineups: two 3000A main-tie-main lineups, a 2000A main-tie-main and a 1200A board, with Siemens 3WA air circuit breakers on the 3000A mains, 3VA molded-case mains elsewhere, and LSIG trip units with Dynamic Arc Flash Sentry. The other delivered orders are 800A boards: a single board on each of two orders, and a pair at 480Y/277V and 208Y/120V with a 225 kVA transformer. The later orders add a 1200A board with two 600A boards, more 800A boards and a 208Y/120V switchboard upgrade, with Eaton panelboards and transformers supplied in the packages.

OrderScopeRatingVoltageStatus
1800A switchboard800A480Y/277V 3Ø 4WDelivered Sep 2026
2The sprint: three main-tie-main lineups and a 1200A board3000A; 2000A; 1200A480Y/277V 3Ø 4WDelivered Sep 2026
3208Y/120V switchboard upgrade—208Y/120V 3Ø 4WAssembly · expected ship Q4 2026
4Panelboard and transformer package400A; 225A480Y/277V 3Ø 4W; 208Y/120V 3Ø 4W; 480V to 208Y/120VOrder placed · expected ship Q4 2026
51200A and 600A switchboards with panelboards1200A; 600A; 225A, 84 circuits480Y/277V 3Ø 4W; 208Y/120V 3Ø 4W; 480V to 208Y/120VOrder placed · expected ship Q4 2026
6800A switchboard800A480Y/277V 3Ø 4WOrder placed · expected ship Q4 2026
7Two 225A panelboards225A, 84 circuits208Y/120V 3Ø 4WOrder placed · expected ship Q4 2026
8800A switchboard, transformer and panelboard800A; 225 kVA; 225A, 84 circuits480Y/277V 3Ø 4W; 480V to 208Y/120V; 208Y/120VOrder placed · expected ship Q4 2026
9800A switchboard800A480Y/277V 3Ø 4WDelivered
10Two 800A switchboards and a transformer800A; 225 kVA480Y/277V 3Ø 4W; 208Y/120V 3Ø 4WDelivered

Line-by-line specifications for every order are in the accordion below.

03 · Delivery

How DEI delivered

This rail follows Order 1 of 10, shipped Sep 2026. Remaining orders: expected ship through Q4 2026.

Jul 2026
Order
Done
Engineering
Aug 2026
Fabrication & bus bar
Aug 2026
Assembly
Sep 2026
QC
Sep 2026
Shipped

Engineered, fabricated and assembled under one roof in Jurupa Valley, California.

As of September 2026, 4 of the 10 orders had shipped. The first, an 800A board ordered in July 2026, shipped 37 days after the order. The sprint lineups shipped 20 days after the deposit released them to the shop, 45 days after the order was entered. The customer’s one-line diagrams came in with the order. After the deposit released the job, DEI’s engineers finished the lineup drawings in a week, and fabrication, bus work and assembly took the next 13 days. The other 6 are in assembly or in engineering.

Inside DEI’s shop in Jurupa Valley, California
Photographed at DEI’s shop, Jurupa Valley, California.

04 · Result

The result

One customer placed 10 orders in 7 weeks, and the sprint order’s three main-tie-main lineups and 1200A board shipped 20 days after deposit release.

05 · Specifications

Specifications, build by build

Order 1 — 800A switchboard

From DEI’s submittal, Jul 2026

QtyItemRatingVoltageEnclosureBusNotes
1Switchboard800A480Y/277V 3Ø 4WAluminumSiemens 3VA main; 65 kAIC; UL 891 low-voltage
  • UL 891 low-voltage switchboard, 800A, 480Y/277V, 3-phase 4-wire
  • Aluminum bus; 65 kAIC; Siemens 3VA 800A main
  • Quoted at 4–6 weeks; shipped 37 days after the order

From DEI’s submittal, Aug 2026

QtyItemRatingVoltageEnclosureBusNotes
2Main-tie-main switchboard lineup3000A480Y/277V 3Ø 4WNEMA 1AluminumSiemens 3WA mains, LSIG with Dynamic Arc Flash Sentry; 65 kAIC
1Main-tie-main switchboard lineup2000A480Y/277V 3Ø 4WNEMA 1AluminumLSIG with Dynamic Arc Flash Sentry; 65 kAIC
1Switchboard1200A480Y/277V 3Ø 4WNEMA 1AluminumSiemens 3VA main, LSIG with Dynamic Arc Flash Sentry; 65 kAIC
  • Two 3000A main-tie-main lineups with Siemens 3WA air circuit breakers, LSIG with Dynamic Arc Flash Sentry
  • One 2000A main-tie-main lineup and one 1200A board, LSIG with Dynamic Arc Flash Sentry
  • All UL 891 low-voltage, 480Y/277V, 3-phase 4-wire, aluminum bus, 65 kAIC, NEMA 1
  • Standard quote 8–10 weeks; run as a six-week sprint; shipped 20 days after deposit release
QtyItemRatingVoltageEnclosureBusNotes
1Switchboard upgrade208Y/120V 3Ø 4WNEMA 1Aluminum
  • Switchboard upgrade at 208Y/120V, 3-phase 4-wire, NEMA 1, aluminum bus
QtyItemRatingVoltageEnclosureBusNotes
1Panelboard400A480Y/277V 3Ø 4WNEMA 1AluminumEaton panelboard, supplied with the package; 65 kAIC
1Panelboard225A208Y/120V 3Ø 4WNEMA 1AluminumEaton panelboard, supplied with the package; 65 kAIC
1Transformer480V to 208Y/120VSupplied with the package
  • Eaton panelboards supplied with the package: 400A at 480Y/277V and 225A at 208Y/120V, 65 kAIC, NEMA 1
  • Transformer, 480V to 208Y/120V, and two loose 400A breakers supplied with the package
  • Quoted at 6–8 weeks
QtyItemRatingVoltageEnclosureBusNotes
1Switchboard1200A480Y/277V 3Ø 4WNEMA 1AluminumSiemens 3VA main, LSIG with Dynamic Arc Flash Sentry; 65 kAIC
2Switchboard600A480Y/277V 3Ø 4WNEMA 1AluminumSiemens 3VA main; 65 kAIC
2Panelboard225A, 84 circuits208Y/120V 3Ø 4WNEMA 1AluminumEaton panelboard, supplied with the package; 65 kAIC
2Transformer480V to 208Y/120VSupplied with the package, with one disconnect
  • UL 891 low-voltage switchboards: one 1200A and two 600A, 480Y/277V, aluminum bus, 65 kAIC, NEMA 1
  • Two Eaton 225A, 84-circuit panelboards at 208Y/120V, two transformers and a disconnect, supplied with the package
  • Quoted at 6–8 weeks
QtyItemRatingVoltageEnclosureBusNotes
1Switchboard800A480Y/277V 3Ø 4WNEMA 1AluminumSiemens 3VA main; 65 kAIC
  • UL 891 low-voltage switchboard, 800A, 480Y/277V, aluminum bus, 65 kAIC, NEMA 1
  • Quoted at 6–8 weeks
QtyItemRatingVoltageEnclosureBusNotes
2Panelboard225A, 84 circuits208Y/120V 3Ø 4W225A main; 36 branch breakers each
  • Two 225A panelboards at 208Y/120V, 84 circuits each
  • Each with a 225A main and 36 distribution breakers
QtyItemRatingVoltageEnclosureBusNotes
1Switchboard800A480Y/277V 3Ø 4WNEMA 1AluminumSiemens 3VA main; eight distribution breakers; 65 kAIC
1Transformer225 kVA480V to 208Y/120V
1Panelboard225A, 84 circuits208Y/120VEaton panelboard, supplied with the package
  • UL 891 low-voltage switchboard, 800A, 480Y/277V, aluminum bus, 65 kAIC, NEMA 1, with eight distribution breakers
  • 225 kVA transformer, 480V to 208Y/120V
  • 225A, 84-circuit panelboard at 208Y/120V
QtyItemRatingVoltageEnclosureBusNotes
1Switchboard800A480Y/277V 3Ø 4WNEMA 1AluminumSiemens 3VA main; 65 kAIC
  • UL 891 low-voltage switchboard, 800A, 480Y/277V, aluminum bus, 65 kAIC, NEMA 1
  • Delivered
QtyItemRatingVoltageEnclosureBusNotes
1Switchboard800A480Y/277V 3Ø 4WNEMA 1AluminumSiemens 3VA main; 65 kAIC
1Switchboard800A208Y/120V 3Ø 4WNEMA 1AluminumSiemens 3VA main; 65 kAIC
1Transformer225 kVA
  • UL 891 low-voltage switchboards: 800A at 480Y/277V and 800A at 208Y/120V, aluminum bus, 65 kAIC, NEMA 1
  • 225 kVA transformer
  • Delivered

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