3D technology allows security guards to customize and manufacture spare parts for surveillance equipment, such as camera mounts or radio housings, directly at the post. This avoids long waits for supplies and reduces costs. A clear example is printing a custom-designed phone mount for the patrol car.
Essential software for the maker guard 🛠️
To design the parts, you need a 3D modeling program like Tinkercad, free and easy to use, ideal for beginners. For more complex files, Fusion 360 offers professional tools with a free license for hobbyists. The Cura slicer translates designs into instructions for the printer, and a 3D scanner like the Revopoint POP 3 allows you to digitize broken objects to replicate them exactly. All of this runs on a standard laptop.
Goodbye duct tape, hello PLA 🎉
You will finally be able to retire the duct tape and zip ties that held the flashlight mount. Now, when the colleague from the previous shift breaks the control panel piece, you won't have to improvise with gum and a paperclip. You print a new one in half an hour and become the hero of the shift. Just be careful not to print a miniature replica of the boss to use as a target, because then you'll have to explain it to HR.