The Midsomer Norton-based litho operation is using the twin tower Vac-Turbo book production line to complete short-run work from its B2 and B3 Heidelberg perfecting presses.
Bath Colour Print director Rick Higgins said the new kit, supplied by GAE, also allowed the firm to compete with digital rivals for short-run jobs.
He said the seven-staff firm could now produce 250 16pp, four-colour brochures "cheaper than a digital operation because the CTP and litho press is faster, ink is cheaper than toner and there is no click count".
The two-year-old company, which also prints flyers, posters and postcards, has experienced a major cut in the time it takes to complete its brochure work.
Higgins added that a 65,000-run, 56pp job now takes 13 hours to complete when it previously would take 28 hours.
He claimed that the firm had to "rewrite our estimating programs" off the back of the new kit.
The SPF/FC-200A PowerCollator is the latest addition to the printer's finishing portfolio, which also includes a Heidelberg Polar 78 guillotine, two Morgana folders and a 80pp Horizon stichline.
Bath Colour rolls out short-run litho at digital prices thanks to Horizon collator
Bath Colour Print is turning around short-run booklet jobs in half the time thanks to a JDF-ready Horizon PowerCollator.
