“tracking well to be up more than 15% for the year.”

In context

“arter and 110% conversion. Our performance reflects the culture of excellence we're building inside the company as we continue to drive the rigor and optempo necessary to deliver on our strategic priorities in this uncertain macro environment. As part of our commitment to innovation excellence, we're increasing the cadence of new product launches. In Q2, we launched 64 new products, up about 70% versus last year. which puts us at 126 launches for the first half and on track to exceed our target of $2.15 for the year. The pipeline remains healthy, enters more rigor and discipline in the process with better business cases and higher launch schedule attainment. And most importantly, 5-year new product sales bottomed last year, and was up 9% in the first half, accelerating from Q1 into Q2 and tracking well to be up more than 15% for the year. With 64 launches in the quarter, there are a lot of exciting new products to discuss. But let me take a moment to highlight just a few. In our Fire Safety business, we launched a low-profile rugged air pack with updated electronics to enable telemetry and connectivity and that has been well received by our largest firefighting customers, especially those who value compacts and maneuverability in small spaces. In our consumer business, we've been building around the Filtrete platform. with 4 new product launches in the last 6 months, including 1 with a reusable filter frame that can be refilled by a collapsible deplete filter analogous to a razor, razor blade model. This innovative design reduces shipping costs and saves retailers storage and shelf space. At the same time, we're continuing”