Case Study · Commercial & Industrial

Three switchboard jobs turned around in under four weeks

Built for All Star Wholesale Electric, OSP.com and So Cal Circuit Breakers

Delivered Sep 2026

Key facts

The build at a glance

Three orders, four switchboards

Orders

Service-entrance, distribution and meter-main switchboards

Product

400A to 1200A

Amperage

480Y/277V, 240/120V and 208Y/120V

Voltage

Aluminum on three boards (tin-plated on the 800A and 1200A), copper on one

Bus

NEMA 1 indoor and NEMA 3R outdoor

Enclosure

65 kAIC

Interrupting rating

UL 891 low-voltage

Listing

Siemens 3VA mains on three boards; one 400A board is main-lug-only

Breakers

14, 22 and 24 days, order to shipment or pickup

Turnaround

Jurupa Valley, California

Built in

01 · Challenge

The challenge

In August 2026 three customers ordered UL 891 low-voltage switchboards from DEI, each a different build: two indoor boards at two service voltages for All Star Wholesale Electric; an outdoor service-entrance board for a county park project, ordered by OSP.com, which had to clear the engineer’s review on a schedule too tight for a 15-week lead time on one component; and an outdoor 1200A meter-main with a utility metering section, ordered by So Cal Circuit Breakers for a solar project.

02 · Build

What DEI built

For All Star Wholesale Electric, an 800A switchboard at 480Y/277V with a Siemens 3VA main and two 400A feeders, plus a 400A main-lug-only board at 240/120V with two 400A feeders and one 200A feeder; both 65 kAIC, NEMA 1, aluminum bus. For OSP.com’s county park project, a 400A service-entrance switchboard at 208Y/120V with copper bus, 65 kAIC, NEMA 3R, a Siemens 3VA main, nine two-pole feeders and a spare provision, an integrated 300 kA surge protective device and an enclosure heater. For So Cal Circuit Breakers, a two-section 1200A meter-main switchboard at 480Y/277V, 65 kAIC, NEMA 3R, tin-plated aluminum bus, with a utility pull and current-transformer metering section and a 1200A LSIG main.

QtyItemRatingVoltageEnclosureBusNotes
1Switchboard, main breaker800A480Y/277V 3Ø 4WNEMA 1Aluminum, tin-platedSiemens 3VA 800A main; two 400A three-pole feeders; front-accessible terminations; 65 kAIC; UL 891 low-voltage
1Switchboard, main lug only400A240/120V 3Ø 4WNEMA 1AluminumTwo 400A and one 200A three-pole Siemens 3VA feeders; 65 kAIC; UL 891 low-voltage
1Switchboard, service entrance400A208Y/120V 3Ø 4WNEMA 3RCopperSiemens 3VA 400A main; two 200A and seven 100A two-pole feeders plus one 100A provision; 300 kA surge protective device on a dedicated 30A breaker; enclosure heater; 65 kAIC; UL 891 low-voltage
1Meter-main switchboard, two sections1200A480Y/277V 3Ø 4WNEMA 3RAluminum, tin-platedUtility pull and current-transformer metering section; Siemens 3VA 1200A LSIG main and distribution section; provisions for one 600A three-pole and two 15A two-pole breakers; 65 kAIC; UL 891 low-voltage

03 · Delivery

How DEI delivered

Aug 2026
Order
Aug 2026
Engineering
Aug 2026
Fabrication & bus bar
Aug 2026
Assembly
Aug 2026
QC
Aug 2026
Shipped

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

The two boards for All Star Wholesale Electric were delivered on DEI’s own truck 14 days after DEI confirmed the order, and six days after the order was released to production; DEI had ordered their Siemens breakers by two-day air the day it confirmed the order.

For OSP.com, DEI answered the engineer’s review comments on the surge protective device and its breaker, an enclosure heater, nameplates, dimensions and lug sizing, and the review of the resubmittal, dated the day before the order, came back with two notes. A Siemens-made surge protective device carried a lead time of about 15 weeks, so DEI proposed a comparable unit available in two to three weeks, and on the day of the order it bought breakers and a current transformer for next-day air delivery. The park-project board shipped 22 days after the order.

For So Cal Circuit Breakers, DEI’s submittal drawings are dated the day the purchase order was issued, and the 1200A meter-main was ready for the customer’s pickup 24 days after it.

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

04 · Result

The result

Three switchboard jobs, 400A to 1200A, each shipped or ready for pickup in under four weeks from the order (14, 22 and 24 days), with the dates taken from DEI’s own build records and order paperwork.

05 · Specifications

Specifications, build by build

Build 1 of 3 — 800A and 400A switchboards for an electrical wholesaler

From DEI’s submittal, Aug 2026

QtyItemRatingVoltageEnclosureBusNotes
1Switchboard, main breaker800A480Y/277V 3Ø 4WNEMA 1Aluminum, tin-platedSiemens 3VA 800A main; two 400A three-pole feeders; front-accessible terminations; 65 kAIC; UL 891 low-voltage
1Switchboard, main lug only400A240/120V 3Ø 4WNEMA 1AluminumTwo 400A and one 200A three-pole Siemens 3VA feeders; 65 kAIC; UL 891 low-voltage
  • UL 891 low-voltage switchboard, 800A, 480Y/277V 3-phase 4-wire, Siemens 3VA 800A main, two 400A three-pole feeders
  • UL 891 low-voltage switchboard, 400A main lug only, 240/120V 3-phase 4-wire, two 400A and one 200A three-pole feeders
  • Both 65 kAIC, NEMA 1 indoor, aluminum bus; the 800A board is one 34-inch-wide, 90-inch-high section with tin-plated bus and front-accessible terminations
  • Siemens breakers ordered by two-day air the day DEI confirmed the order
  • Delivered on DEI’s own truck 14 days after DEI confirmed the order, six days after release to production

From DEI’s submittal, Aug 2026

QtyItemRatingVoltageEnclosureBusNotes
1Switchboard, service entrance400A208Y/120V 3Ø 4WNEMA 3RCopperSiemens 3VA 400A main; two 200A and seven 100A two-pole feeders plus one 100A provision; 300 kA surge protective device on a dedicated 30A breaker; enclosure heater; 65 kAIC; UL 891 low-voltage
  • UL 891 low-voltage switchboard, 400A, 208Y/120V 3-phase 4-wire, service-entrance rated, 65 kAIC, NEMA 3R
  • Copper bus; Siemens 3VA 400A main; two 200A and seven 100A two-pole feeders plus one 100A provision
  • Integrated 300 kA surge protective device on a dedicated 30A breaker, a comparable unit chosen over a Siemens-made device quoted at about 15 weeks
  • Enclosure heater on its own branch circuit; engraved panel and feeder nameplates
  • About 91 in high, 50 in wide and 31 in deep overall; main lugs sized for 600 kcmil copper
  • Engineer’s review of the resubmittal dated the day before the order; shipped 22 days after the order

From DEI’s submittal, Aug 2026

QtyItemRatingVoltageEnclosureBusNotes
1Meter-main switchboard, two sections1200A480Y/277V 3Ø 4WNEMA 3RAluminum, tin-platedUtility pull and current-transformer metering section; Siemens 3VA 1200A LSIG main and distribution section; provisions for one 600A three-pole and two 15A two-pole breakers; 65 kAIC; UL 891 low-voltage
  • UL 891 low-voltage meter-main breaker switchboard, 1200A, 480Y/277V 3-phase 4-wire, 65 kAIC, NEMA 3R outdoor
  • Two sections, 76 in wide and 90 in high: a utility pull and current-transformer metering section, and a 1200A Siemens 3VA LSIG main and distribution section
  • Provisions for one 600A three-pole and two 15A two-pole breakers
  • Tin-plated aluminum bus sized for a 65°C temperature rise; front-accessible terminations; ANSI 61 light gray finish
  • Submittal drawings dated the day the purchase order was issued; ready for the customer’s pickup 24 days after it

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